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

9,798 million passenger-km, with Turkey ahead.

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

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 Turkey: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)

Middle income

885.5 million passenger-km

in 2004

Turkey

10,683 million passenger-km

in 2021

Middle income rank

18th

Turkey rank

21st

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

Middle income
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 10,683 million passenger-km against 885.5 million passenger-km in Middle income, a difference of 9,798 million passenger-km.

That makes Turkey's figure about 12.1 times Middle income's.

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

Middle income ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 21st of 27 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Middle income	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1990s	910.9 million passenger-km	5,834 million passenger-km	4,924 million passenger-km	Turkey
2000s	918.3 million passenger-km	5,529 million passenger-km	4,611 million passenger-km	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Middle income or Turkey?: Turkey, at 10,683 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 Turkey?: 9,798 million passenger-km, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Turkey?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2004.
How do Middle income and Turkey rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Middle income ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 21st 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: 29 October 2026

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