Japan vs Post-demographic dividend: Railways, passengers carried

Japan
263,211 million passenger-km
in 2020
Post-demographic dividend
5,435 million passenger-km
in 2021
Japan rank
2nd
Post-demographic dividend rank
4th

Railways, passengers carried over time

  • Japan
  • Post-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 263,211 million passenger-km against 5,435 million passenger-km in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 257,776 million passenger-km.

That makes Japan's figure about 48.4 times Post-demographic dividend's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 2nd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 4th of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 394,307 million passenger-km 7,783 million passenger-km 386,524 million passenger-km Japan
2000s 391,312 million passenger-km 9,171 million passenger-km 382,141 million passenger-km Japan
2010s 419,461 million passenger-km 10,522 million passenger-km 408,939 million passenger-km Japan
2020s 263,211 million passenger-km 7,031 million passenger-km 256,180 million passenger-km Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Japan or Post-demographic dividend?
Japan, at 263,211 million passenger-km against 5,435 million passenger-km in Post-demographic dividend as of 2020.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Japan and Post-demographic dividend?
257,776 million passenger-km, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Post-demographic dividend?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Japan and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for railways, passengers carried?
Japan ranks 2nd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 4th 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
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Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.