What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Estonia and Lithuania?

39 million passenger-km, with Lithuania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lithuania?

27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.

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.

Estonia vs Lithuania: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)

Estonia

290 million passenger-km

in 2021

Lithuania

329 million passenger-km

in 2021

Estonia rank

67th

Lithuania rank

65th

Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) over time

Estonia
Lithuania

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 329 million passenger-km against 290 million passenger-km in Estonia, a difference of 39 million passenger-km.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Lithuania ahead.

Estonia ranks 67th and Lithuania ranks 65th of 101 countries.

Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	293.2 million passenger-km	894.2 million passenger-km	601 million passenger-km	Lithuania
2000s	229.4 million passenger-km	454 million passenger-km	224.6 million passenger-km	Lithuania
2010s	301.3 million passenger-km	405.7 million passenger-km	104.4 million passenger-km	Lithuania
2020s	276.5 million passenger-km	294.5 million passenger-km	18 million passenger-km	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Estonia or Lithuania?: Lithuania, at 329 million passenger-km against 290 million passenger-km in Estonia as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Estonia and Lithuania?: 39 million passenger-km, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lithuania?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Estonia and Lithuania rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Estonia ranks 67th and Lithuania ranks 65th 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: 29 October 2026

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