What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between IDA & IBRD total and United States?

11,867 million passenger-km, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and United States?

8 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2002.

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.

IDA & IBRD total vs United States: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)

IDA & IBRD total

593 million passenger-km

in 2002

United States

12,460 million passenger-km

in 2020

IDA & IBRD total rank

20th

United States rank

17th

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

IDA & IBRD total
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 12,460 million passenger-km against 593 million passenger-km in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 11,867 million passenger-km.

That makes United States's figure about 21.0 times IDA & IBRD total's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

IDA & IBRD total ranks 20th and United States ranks 17th of 27 groups.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA & IBRD total	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	728.3 million passenger-km	22,818 million passenger-km	22,090 million passenger-km	United States
2000s	692.5 million passenger-km	25,195 million passenger-km	24,502 million passenger-km	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, IDA & IBRD total or United States?: United States, at 12,460 million passenger-km against 593 million passenger-km in IDA & IBRD total as of 2020.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between IDA & IBRD total and United States?: 11,867 million passenger-km, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and United States?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2002.
How do IDA & IBRD total and United States rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: IDA & IBRD total ranks 20th and United States ranks 17th 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.