East Asia & Pacific vs Russian Federation: Railways, passengers carried

East Asia & Pacific
10,789 million passenger-km
in 2017
Russian Federation
103,447 million passenger-km
in 2021
East Asia & Pacific rank
3rd
Russian Federation rank
4th

Railways, passengers carried over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Russian Federation
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199520082021

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 103,447 million passenger-km against 10,789 million passenger-km in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 92,658 million passenger-km.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 9.6 times East Asia & Pacific's.

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

East Asia & Pacific ranks 3rd and Russian Federation ranks 4th of 27 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1990s 4,641 million passenger-km 162,083 million passenger-km 157,442 million passenger-km Russian Federation
2000s 10,219 million passenger-km 161,438 million passenger-km 151,219 million passenger-km Russian Federation
2010s 14,780 million passenger-km 130,551 million passenger-km 115,771 million passenger-km Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, East Asia & Pacific or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 103,447 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 Russian Federation?
92,658 million passenger-km, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Russian Federation?
16 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2017.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Russian Federation rank globally for railways, passengers carried?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 3rd and Russian Federation ranks 4th 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
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Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.