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

252,422 million passenger-km, with Japan ahead.

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

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 Japan: Railways, passengers carried

East Asia & Pacific

10,789 million passenger-km

in 2017

Japan

263,211 million passenger-km

in 2020

East Asia & Pacific rank

3rd

Japan rank

2nd

Railways, passengers carried over time

East Asia & Pacific
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 263,211 million passenger-km against 10,789 million passenger-km in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 252,422 million passenger-km.

That makes Japan's figure about 24.4 times East Asia & Pacific's.

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

East Asia & Pacific ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 2nd of 27 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4,641 million passenger-km	394,307 million passenger-km	389,665 million passenger-km	Japan
2000s	10,219 million passenger-km	388,409 million passenger-km	378,190 million passenger-km	Japan
2010s	14,780 million passenger-km	413,346 million passenger-km	398,566 million passenger-km	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, East Asia & Pacific or Japan?: Japan, at 263,211 million passenger-km against 10,789 million passenger-km in East Asia & Pacific as of 2020.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between East Asia & Pacific and Japan?: 252,422 million passenger-km, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Japan?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2017.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Japan rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 2nd 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.