What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Iraq and Mongolia?

8.68 million passenger-km, with Iraq ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Mongolia?

12 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2010.

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.

Iraq vs Mongolia: Railways, passengers carried

Iraq

99.68 million passenger-km

in 2010

Mongolia

91 million passenger-km

in 2021

Iraq rank

80th

Mongolia rank

82nd

Railways, passengers carried over time

Iraq
Mongolia

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 99.68 million passenger-km against 91 million passenger-km in Mongolia, a difference of 8.68 million passenger-km.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 80th and Mongolia ranks 82nd of 101 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Mongolia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Mongolia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,177 million passenger-km	875.2 million passenger-km	301.6 million passenger-km	Iraq
2000s	257.31 million passenger-km	1,189 million passenger-km	931.27 million passenger-km	Mongolia
2010s	99.68 million passenger-km	1,220 million passenger-km	1,120 million passenger-km	Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Iraq or Mongolia?: Iraq, at 99.68 million passenger-km against 91 million passenger-km in Mongolia as of 2010.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Iraq and Mongolia?: 8.68 million passenger-km, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Mongolia?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2010.
How do Iraq and Mongolia rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Iraq ranks 80th and Mongolia ranks 82nd 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: 06 August 2026

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