Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Sri Lanka: Railways, passengers carried

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
147.5 million passenger-km
in 2021
Sri Lanka
7,407 million passenger-km
in 2015
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
27th
Sri Lanka rank
28th

Railways, passengers carried over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Sri Lanka
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k199520082021

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 7,407 million passenger-km against 147.5 million passenger-km in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 7,260 million passenger-km.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 50.2 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 27 groups.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 695.5 million passenger-km 3,183 million passenger-km 2,488 million passenger-km Sri Lanka
2000s 520.14 million passenger-km 4,190 million passenger-km 3,670 million passenger-km Sri Lanka
2010s 558.33 million passenger-km 5,820 million passenger-km 5,261 million passenger-km Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 7,407 million passenger-km against 147.5 million passenger-km in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2015.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
7,260 million passenger-km, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
16 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka rank globally for railways, passengers carried?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Sri Lanka ranks 28th 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
Last refreshed

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