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

11,574 million passenger-km, with United States ahead.

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

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 United States: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)

Middle income

885.5 million passenger-km

in 2004

United States

12,460 million passenger-km

in 2020

Middle income rank

18th

United States rank

17th

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

Middle income
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 12,460 million passenger-km against 885.5 million passenger-km in Middle income, a difference of 11,574 million passenger-km.

That makes United States's figure about 14.1 times Middle income's.

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

Middle income ranks 18th and United States ranks 17th of 27 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Middle income	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	910.9 million passenger-km	22,818 million passenger-km	21,908 million passenger-km	United States
2000s	918.3 million passenger-km	25,081 million passenger-km	24,163 million passenger-km	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Middle income or United States?: United States, at 12,460 million passenger-km against 885.5 million passenger-km in Middle income as of 2020.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Middle income and United States?: 11,574 million passenger-km, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and United States?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2004.
How do Middle income and United States rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Middle income ranks 18th and United States ranks 17th 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.