What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Egypt and Republic of Korea?

59,544 million passenger-km, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Republic of Korea?

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 Republic of Korea: Railways, passengers carried

Egypt

40,837 million passenger-km

in 2008

Republic of Korea

100,381 million passenger-km

in 2019

Egypt rank

8th

Republic of Korea rank

5th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Egypt
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 100,381 million passenger-km against 40,837 million passenger-km in Egypt, a difference of 59,544 million passenger-km.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 2.5 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 8th and Republic of Korea ranks 5th of 101 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	60,260 million passenger-km	43,703 million passenger-km	16,557 million passenger-km	Egypt
2000s	46,282 million passenger-km	54,331 million passenger-km	8,049 million passenger-km	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Egypt or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 100,381 million passenger-km against 40,837 million passenger-km in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Egypt and Republic of Korea?: 59,544 million passenger-km, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Republic of Korea?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2008.
How do Egypt and Republic of Korea rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Egypt ranks 8th and Republic of Korea ranks 5th 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: 20 August 2026

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