What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Kazakhstan and North America?

8,113 million passenger-km, with Kazakhstan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and North America?

19 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.

Kazakhstan vs North America: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)

Kazakhstan

8,649 million passenger-km

in 2020

North America

536 million passenger-km

in 2021

Kazakhstan rank

24th

North America rank

22nd

Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) over time

Kazakhstan
North America

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 8,649 million passenger-km against 536 million passenger-km in North America, a difference of 8,113 million passenger-km.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 16.1 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 24th and North America ranks 22nd of 101 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 2 and North America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	North America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11,935 million passenger-km	12,129 million passenger-km	194.22 million passenger-km	North America
2000s	14,413 million passenger-km	16,308 million passenger-km	1,895 million passenger-km	North America
2010s	18,884 million passenger-km	17,754 million passenger-km	1,130 million passenger-km	Kazakhstan
2020s	8,649 million passenger-km	6,344 million passenger-km	2,305 million passenger-km	Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Kazakhstan or North America?: Kazakhstan, at 8,649 million passenger-km against 536 million passenger-km in North America as of 2020.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Kazakhstan and North America?: 8,113 million passenger-km, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and North America?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Kazakhstan and North America rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Kazakhstan ranks 24th and North America ranks 22nd 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: 29 October 2026

Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.