What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between IDA blend and Sri Lanka?

7,122 million passenger-km, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Sri Lanka?

12 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2007.

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 blend vs Sri Lanka: Railways, passengers carried

IDA blend

284.5 million passenger-km

in 2007

Sri Lanka

7,407 million passenger-km

in 2015

IDA blend rank

23rd

Sri Lanka rank

28th

Railways, passengers carried over time

IDA blend
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 7,407 million passenger-km against 284.5 million passenger-km in IDA blend, a difference of 7,122 million passenger-km.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 26.0 times IDA blend's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

IDA blend ranks 23rd and Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 25 groups.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA blend	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	351.56 million passenger-km	3,183 million passenger-km	2,832 million passenger-km	Sri Lanka
2000s	301.71 million passenger-km	4,190 million passenger-km	3,888 million passenger-km	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, IDA blend or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 7,407 million passenger-km against 284.5 million passenger-km in IDA blend as of 2015.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between IDA blend and Sri Lanka?: 7,122 million passenger-km, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Sri Lanka?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2007.
How do IDA blend and Sri Lanka rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: IDA blend ranks 23rd and Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 25 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: 20 August 2026

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