What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Egypt and Europe & Central Asia?

38,359 million passenger-km, with Egypt ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Europe & Central Asia?

12 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2008.

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.

Egypt vs Europe & Central Asia: Railways, passengers carried

Egypt

40,837 million passenger-km

in 2008

Europe & Central Asia

2,478 million passenger-km

in 2021

Egypt rank

8th

Europe & Central Asia rank

10th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Egypt
Europe & Central Asia

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 40,837 million passenger-km against 2,478 million passenger-km in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 38,359 million passenger-km.

That makes Egypt's figure about 16.5 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 8th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 10th of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Europe & Central Asia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	60,260 million passenger-km	4,153 million passenger-km	56,108 million passenger-km	Egypt
2000s	46,282 million passenger-km	3,288 million passenger-km	42,994 million passenger-km	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Egypt or Europe & Central Asia?: Egypt, at 40,837 million passenger-km against 2,478 million passenger-km in Europe & Central Asia as of 2008.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Egypt and Europe & Central Asia?: 38,359 million passenger-km, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Europe & Central Asia?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2008.
How do Egypt and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Egypt ranks 8th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 10th of 101 countries.
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.