What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Italy and Pakistan?

2,790 million passenger-km, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Pakistan?

20 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.

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.

Italy vs Pakistan: Railways, passengers carried

Italy

27,693 million passenger-km

in 2021

Pakistan

24,903 million passenger-km

in 2018

Italy rank

10th

Pakistan rank

11th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Italy
Pakistan

How they compare

Italy currently reports 27,693 million passenger-km against 24,903 million passenger-km in Pakistan, a difference of 2,790 million passenger-km.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 10th and Pakistan ranks 11th of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	43,410 million passenger-km	18,666 million passenger-km	24,744 million passenger-km	Italy
2000s	48,210 million passenger-km	22,806 million passenger-km	25,405 million passenger-km	Italy
2010s	51,652 million passenger-km	21,544 million passenger-km	30,108 million passenger-km	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Italy or Pakistan?: Italy, at 27,693 million passenger-km against 24,903 million passenger-km in Pakistan as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Italy and Pakistan?: 2,790 million passenger-km, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Pakistan?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Italy and Pakistan rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Italy ranks 10th and Pakistan ranks 11th 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.