What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Egypt and OECD members?

37,925 million passenger-km, with Egypt ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and OECD members?

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 OECD members: Railways, passengers carried

Egypt

40,837 million passenger-km

in 2008

OECD members

2,912 million passenger-km

in 2021

Egypt rank

8th

OECD members rank

7th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Egypt
OECD members

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 40,837 million passenger-km against 2,912 million passenger-km in OECD members, a difference of 37,925 million passenger-km.

That makes Egypt's figure about 14.0 times OECD members's.

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

Egypt ranks 8th and OECD members ranks 7th of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	OECD members	Difference	Ahead
1990s	60,260 million passenger-km	6,448 million passenger-km	53,812 million passenger-km	Egypt
2000s	46,282 million passenger-km	7,287 million passenger-km	38,995 million passenger-km	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Egypt or OECD members?: Egypt, at 40,837 million passenger-km against 2,912 million passenger-km in OECD members as of 2008.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Egypt and OECD members?: 37,925 million passenger-km, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and OECD members?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2008.
How do Egypt and OECD members rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Egypt ranks 8th and OECD members ranks 7th 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.