What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Ireland and Malaysia?

59.34 million passenger-km, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Malaysia?

26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.

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.

Ireland vs Malaysia: Railways, passengers carried

Ireland

870 million passenger-km

in 2021

Malaysia

929.34 million passenger-km

in 2020

Ireland rank

51st

Malaysia rank

50th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Ireland
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 929.34 million passenger-km against 870 million passenger-km in Ireland, a difference of 59.34 million passenger-km.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 51st and Malaysia ranks 50th of 101 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,370 million passenger-km	1,369 million passenger-km	1.4 million passenger-km	Ireland
2000s	1,703 million passenger-km	1,960 million passenger-km	256.44 million passenger-km	Malaysia
2010s	1,906 million passenger-km	2,293 million passenger-km	386.89 million passenger-km	Malaysia
2020s	834 million passenger-km	929.34 million passenger-km	95.34 million passenger-km	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Ireland or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 929.34 million passenger-km against 870 million passenger-km in Ireland as of 2020.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Ireland and Malaysia?: 59.34 million passenger-km, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Malaysia?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Ireland and Malaysia rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Ireland ranks 51st and Malaysia ranks 50th 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.