What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Middle income and Netherlands?

10,014 million passenger-km, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Netherlands?

10 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2004.

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.

Middle income vs Netherlands: Railways, passengers carried

Middle income

885.5 million passenger-km

in 2004

Netherlands

10,900 million passenger-km

in 2021

Middle income rank

16th

Netherlands rank

19th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Middle income
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 10,900 million passenger-km against 885.5 million passenger-km in Middle income, a difference of 10,014 million passenger-km.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 12.3 times Middle income's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Middle income ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 19th of 25 groups.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Middle income	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	910.9 million passenger-km	14,040 million passenger-km	13,129 million passenger-km	Netherlands
2000s	918.3 million passenger-km	14,996 million passenger-km	14,078 million passenger-km	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Middle income or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 10,900 million passenger-km against 885.5 million passenger-km in Middle income as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Middle income and Netherlands?: 10,014 million passenger-km, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Netherlands?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2004.
How do Middle income and Netherlands rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Middle income ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 19th of 25 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: 20 August 2026

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