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

10,691 million passenger-km, with Italy ahead.

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

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.

Italy vs Spain: Railways, passengers carried

Italy

27,693 million passenger-km

in 2021

Spain

17,002 million passenger-km

in 2021

Italy rank

10th

Spain rank

13th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Italy
Spain

How they compare

Italy currently reports 27,693 million passenger-km against 17,002 million passenger-km in Spain, a difference of 10,691 million passenger-km.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.6 times Spain's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 10th and Spain ranks 13th of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	43,410 million passenger-km	17,959 million passenger-km	25,450 million passenger-km	Italy
2000s	48,202 million passenger-km	21,639 million passenger-km	26,563 million passenger-km	Italy
2010s	50,917 million passenger-km	25,416 million passenger-km	25,501 million passenger-km	Italy
2020s	24,981 million passenger-km	14,500 million passenger-km	10,481 million passenger-km	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Italy or Spain?: Italy, at 27,693 million passenger-km against 17,002 million passenger-km in Spain as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Italy and Spain?: 10,691 million passenger-km, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Italy ranks 10th and Spain ranks 13th 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.