What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between France and High income?

83,945 million passenger-km, with France ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and High income?

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.

France vs High income: Railways, passengers carried

France

86,853 million passenger-km

in 2021

High income

2,908 million passenger-km

in 2021

France rank

6th

High income rank

8th

Railways, passengers carried over time

France
High income

How they compare

France currently reports 86,853 million passenger-km against 2,908 million passenger-km in High income, a difference of 83,945 million passenger-km.

That makes France's figure about 29.9 times High income's.

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

France ranks 6th and High income ranks 8th of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	High income	Difference	Ahead
1990s	71,386 million passenger-km	6,976 million passenger-km	64,410 million passenger-km	France
2000s	91,204 million passenger-km	7,670 million passenger-km	83,534 million passenger-km	France
2010s	106,349 million passenger-km	7,313 million passenger-km	99,036 million passenger-km	France
2020s	75,856 million passenger-km	3,881 million passenger-km	71,975 million passenger-km	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, France or High income?: France, at 86,853 million passenger-km against 2,908 million passenger-km in High income as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between France and High income?: 83,945 million passenger-km, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and High income?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do France and High income rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: France ranks 6th and High income ranks 8th 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.