What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Iran and Netherlands?

331 million passenger-km, with Iran ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Netherlands?

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.

Iran vs Netherlands: Railways, passengers carried

Iran

11,231 million passenger-km

in 2021

Netherlands

10,900 million passenger-km

in 2021

Iran rank

18th

Netherlands rank

19th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Iran
Netherlands

How they compare

Iran currently reports 11,231 million passenger-km against 10,900 million passenger-km in Netherlands, a difference of 331 million passenger-km.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Netherlands ahead.

Iran ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 19th of 101 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6,505 million passenger-km	14,040 million passenger-km	7,535 million passenger-km	Netherlands
2000s	11,279 million passenger-km	15,186 million passenger-km	3,906 million passenger-km	Netherlands
2010s	15,764 million passenger-km	17,360 million passenger-km	1,596 million passenger-km	Netherlands
2020s	8,200 million passenger-km	10,050 million passenger-km	1,850 million passenger-km	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Iran or Netherlands?: Iran, at 11,231 million passenger-km against 10,900 million passenger-km in Netherlands as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Iran and Netherlands?: 331 million passenger-km, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Netherlands?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Iran and Netherlands rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Iran ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 19th 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.