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

67.97 million passenger-km, with Ireland ahead.

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

8 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 New Zealand: Railways, passengers carried

Ireland

870 million passenger-km

in 2021

New Zealand

802.03 million passenger-km

in 2020

Ireland rank

51st

New Zealand rank

52nd

Railways, passengers carried over time

Ireland
New Zealand

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 870 million passenger-km against 802.03 million passenger-km in New Zealand, a difference of 67.97 million passenger-km.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 51st and New Zealand ranks 52nd of 101 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,348 million passenger-km	365.25 million passenger-km	983.25 million passenger-km	Ireland
2010s	2,267 million passenger-km	688.12 million passenger-km	1,579 million passenger-km	Ireland
2020s	834 million passenger-km	802.03 million passenger-km	31.97 million passenger-km	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Ireland or New Zealand?: Ireland, at 870 million passenger-km against 802.03 million passenger-km in New Zealand as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Ireland and New Zealand?: 67.97 million passenger-km, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and New Zealand?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Ireland and New Zealand rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Ireland ranks 51st and New Zealand ranks 52nd 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: 03 September 2026

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