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

14,524 million passenger-km, with Spain ahead.

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

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.

Europe & Central Asia vs Spain: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)

Europe & Central Asia

2,478 million passenger-km

in 2021

Spain

17,002 million passenger-km

in 2021

Europe & Central Asia rank

10th

Spain rank

13th

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

Europe & Central Asia
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 17,002 million passenger-km against 2,478 million passenger-km in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 14,524 million passenger-km.

That makes Spain's figure about 6.9 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 10th and Spain ranks 13th of 27 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4,153 million passenger-km	17,959 million passenger-km	13,806 million passenger-km	Spain
2000s	3,320 million passenger-km	21,639 million passenger-km	18,319 million passenger-km	Spain
2010s	4,021 million passenger-km	25,416 million passenger-km	21,395 million passenger-km	Spain
2020s	2,422 million passenger-km	14,500 million passenger-km	12,078 million passenger-km	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Europe & Central Asia or Spain?: Spain, at 17,002 million passenger-km against 2,478 million passenger-km in Europe & Central Asia as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Europe & Central Asia and Spain?: 14,524 million passenger-km, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Spain?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Spain rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 10th and Spain ranks 13th 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: 29 October 2026

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