Italy vs World: Railways, passengers carried
Italy
27,693 million passenger-km
in 2021
World
2,344 million passenger-km
in 2007
Italy rank
10th
World rank
10th
Railways, passengers carried over time
- Italy
- World
How they compare
Italy currently reports 27,693 million passenger-km against 2,344 million passenger-km in World, a difference of 25,349 million passenger-km.
That makes Italy's figure about 11.8 times World's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 10th and World ranks 10th of 101 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43,410 million passenger-km | 1,613 million passenger-km | 41,797 million passenger-km | Italy |
| 2000s | 48,046 million passenger-km | 1,860 million passenger-km | 46,186 million passenger-km | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Italy or World?
- Italy, at 27,693 million passenger-km against 2,344 million passenger-km in World as of 2021.
- What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Italy and World?
- 25,349 million passenger-km, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and World?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2007.
- How do Italy and World rank globally for railways, passengers carried?
- Italy ranks 10th and World ranks 10th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.