East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Egypt: Railways, passengers carried

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
4,838 million passenger-km
in 2017
Egypt
40,837 million passenger-km
in 2008
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
5th
Egypt rank
8th

Railways, passengers carried over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Egypt
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 40,837 million passenger-km against 4,838 million passenger-km in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 35,999 million passenger-km.

That makes Egypt's figure about 8.4 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th and Egypt ranks 8th of 27 groups.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Egypt Difference Ahead
1990s 1,915 million passenger-km 60,260 million passenger-km 58,345 million passenger-km Egypt
2000s 4,410 million passenger-km 48,461 million passenger-km 44,051 million passenger-km Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Egypt?
Egypt, at 40,837 million passenger-km against 4,838 million passenger-km in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2008.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Egypt?
35,999 million passenger-km, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Egypt?
10 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2005.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Egypt rank globally for railways, passengers carried?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th and Egypt ranks 8th of 27 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC), published as Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)
Unit
million passenger-km
Source
Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 2,650 data points, 1995–2021
Last refreshed

Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.