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

4,613 million passenger-km, with Poland ahead.

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

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 Poland: Railways, passengers carried

Iran

11,231 million passenger-km

in 2021

Poland

15,844 million passenger-km

in 2021

Iran rank

18th

Poland rank

15th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Iran
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 15,844 million passenger-km against 11,231 million passenger-km in Iran, a difference of 4,613 million passenger-km.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.4 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Poland ahead.

Iran ranks 18th and Poland ranks 15th of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6,505 million passenger-km	26,174 million passenger-km	19,670 million passenger-km	Poland
2000s	11,279 million passenger-km	20,104 million passenger-km	8,824 million passenger-km	Poland
2010s	15,764 million passenger-km	18,670 million passenger-km	2,905 million passenger-km	Poland
2020s	8,200 million passenger-km	14,166 million passenger-km	5,965 million passenger-km	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Iran or Poland?: Poland, at 15,844 million passenger-km against 11,231 million passenger-km in Iran as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Iran and Poland?: 4,613 million passenger-km, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Poland?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Iran and Poland rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Iran ranks 18th and Poland ranks 15th 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.