What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Indonesia and Pakistan?

4,163 million passenger-km, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Pakistan?

15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.

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.

Indonesia vs Pakistan: Railways, passengers carried

Indonesia

29,066 million passenger-km

in 2019

Pakistan

24,903 million passenger-km

in 2018

Indonesia rank

9th

Pakistan rank

11th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Indonesia
Pakistan

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 29,066 million passenger-km against 24,903 million passenger-km in Pakistan, a difference of 4,163 million passenger-km.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 9th and Pakistan ranks 11th of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	16,374 million passenger-km	22,806 million passenger-km	6,432 million passenger-km	Pakistan
2010s	19,307 million passenger-km	21,544 million passenger-km	2,237 million passenger-km	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Indonesia or Pakistan?: Indonesia, at 29,066 million passenger-km against 24,903 million passenger-km in Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Indonesia and Pakistan?: 4,163 million passenger-km, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Pakistan?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Indonesia and Pakistan rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Indonesia ranks 9th and Pakistan ranks 11th 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.