What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between East Asia & Pacific and India?

220,337 million passenger-km, with India ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and India?

16 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2017.

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.

East Asia & Pacific vs India: Railways, passengers carried

East Asia & Pacific

10,789 million passenger-km

in 2017

India

231,126 million passenger-km

in 2021

East Asia & Pacific rank

3rd

India rank

3rd

Railways, passengers carried over time

East Asia & Pacific
India

How they compare

India currently reports 231,126 million passenger-km against 10,789 million passenger-km in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 220,337 million passenger-km.

That makes India's figure about 21.4 times East Asia & Pacific's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 3rd and India ranks 3rd of 27 groups.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	India	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4,641 million passenger-km	360,432 million passenger-km	355,790 million passenger-km	India
2000s	10,219 million passenger-km	529,699 million passenger-km	519,481 million passenger-km	India
2010s	14,780 million passenger-km	1.04 million million passenger-km	1.03 million million passenger-km	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, East Asia & Pacific or India?: India, at 231,126 million passenger-km against 10,789 million passenger-km in East Asia & Pacific as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between East Asia & Pacific and India?: 220,337 million passenger-km, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and India?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2017.
How do East Asia & Pacific and India rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 3rd and India ranks 3rd 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: 03 September 2026

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