India vs South Korea: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)
India
231,126 million passenger-km
in 2021
South Korea
100,381 million passenger-km
in 2019
India rank
3rd
South Korea rank
5th
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) over time
- India
- South Korea
How they compare
India currently reports 231,126 million passenger-km against 100,381 million passenger-km in South Korea, a difference of 130,745 million passenger-km.
That makes India's figure about 2.3 times South Korea's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 3rd and South Korea ranks 5th of 101 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 360,432 million passenger-km | 43,703 million passenger-km | 316,729 million passenger-km | India |
| 2000s | 593,152 million passenger-km | 54,252 million passenger-km | 538,900 million passenger-km | India |
| 2010s | 1.09 million million passenger-km | 76,350 million passenger-km | 1.01 million million passenger-km | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher railways, passengers carried, India or South Korea?
- India, at 231,126 million passenger-km against 100,381 million passenger-km in South Korea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between India and South Korea?
- 130,745 million passenger-km, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and South Korea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
- How do India and South Korea rank globally for railways, passengers carried?
- India ranks 3rd and South Korea ranks 5th 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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About this data
Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.