Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Netherlands: Railways, passengers carried

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1,194 million passenger-km
in 2010
Netherlands
10,900 million passenger-km
in 2021
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
16th
Netherlands rank
19th

Railways, passengers carried over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Netherlands
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k199520082021

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 10,900 million passenger-km against 1,194 million passenger-km in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 9,706 million passenger-km.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 9.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 19th of 27 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Netherlands Difference Ahead
1990s 1,692 million passenger-km 14,040 million passenger-km 12,348 million passenger-km Netherlands
2000s 1,530 million passenger-km 15,114 million passenger-km 13,584 million passenger-km Netherlands
2010s 1,194 million passenger-km 14,600 million passenger-km 13,406 million passenger-km Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 10,900 million passenger-km against 1,194 million passenger-km in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Netherlands?
9,706 million passenger-km, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Netherlands?
14 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2010.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Netherlands rank globally for railways, passengers carried?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 19th of 27 groups.
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

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