What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Israel and Norway?

176 million passenger-km, with Israel ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Norway?

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.

Israel vs Norway: Railways, passengers carried

Israel

1,956 million passenger-km

in 2021

Norway

1,780 million passenger-km

in 2021

Israel rank

44th

Norway rank

45th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Israel
Norway

How they compare

Israel currently reports 1,956 million passenger-km against 1,780 million passenger-km in Norway, a difference of 176 million passenger-km.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Norway ahead.

Israel ranks 44th and Norway ranks 45th of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1990s	363.8 million passenger-km	2,982 million passenger-km	2,619 million passenger-km	Norway
2000s	1,460 million passenger-km	2,989 million passenger-km	1,529 million passenger-km	Norway
2010s	2,554 million passenger-km	3,427 million passenger-km	873.53 million passenger-km	Norway
2020s	1,604 million passenger-km	1,792 million passenger-km	187.55 million passenger-km	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Israel or Norway?: Israel, at 1,956 million passenger-km against 1,780 million passenger-km in Norway as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Israel and Norway?: 176 million passenger-km, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Norway?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Israel and Norway rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Israel ranks 44th and Norway ranks 45th 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.