What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Greece and Ireland?

217 million passenger-km, with Ireland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Ireland?

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.

Greece vs Ireland: Railways, passengers carried

Greece

653 million passenger-km

in 2021

Ireland

870 million passenger-km

in 2021

Greece rank

54th

Ireland rank

51st

Railways, passengers carried over time

Greece
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 870 million passenger-km against 653 million passenger-km in Greece, a difference of 217 million passenger-km.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.3 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 54th and Ireland ranks 51st of 101 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,713 million passenger-km	1,370 million passenger-km	342.4 million passenger-km	Greece
2000s	1,717 million passenger-km	1,703 million passenger-km	13.6 million passenger-km	Greece
2010s	1,087 million passenger-km	1,906 million passenger-km	818.3 million passenger-km	Ireland
2020s	646.5 million passenger-km	852 million passenger-km	205.5 million passenger-km	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Greece or Ireland?: Ireland, at 870 million passenger-km against 653 million passenger-km in Greece as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Greece and Ireland?: 217 million passenger-km, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Ireland?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Greece and Ireland rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Greece ranks 54th and Ireland ranks 51st 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.