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

440 million passenger-km, with Israel ahead.

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

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.

Israel vs Vietnam: Railways, passengers carried

Israel

1,956 million passenger-km

in 2021

Vietnam

1,516 million passenger-km

in 2020

Israel rank

44th

Vietnam rank

46th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Israel
Vietnam

How they compare

Israel currently reports 1,956 million passenger-km against 1,516 million passenger-km in Vietnam, a difference of 440 million passenger-km.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.3 times Vietnam's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Vietnam ahead.

Israel ranks 44th and Vietnam ranks 46th of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	363.8 million passenger-km	2,462 million passenger-km	2,098 million passenger-km	Vietnam
2000s	1,460 million passenger-km	4,092 million passenger-km	2,632 million passenger-km	Vietnam
2010s	2,554 million passenger-km	4,034 million passenger-km	1,480 million passenger-km	Vietnam
2020s	1,253 million passenger-km	1,516 million passenger-km	263.1 million passenger-km	Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Israel or Vietnam?: Israel, at 1,956 million passenger-km against 1,516 million passenger-km in Vietnam as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Israel and Vietnam?: 440 million passenger-km, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Vietnam?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Israel and Vietnam rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Israel ranks 44th and Vietnam ranks 46th 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.