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

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

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

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 of America: Railways, passengers carried

Middle income

885.5 million passenger-km

in 2004

United States of America

12,460 million passenger-km

in 2020

Middle income rank

16th

United States of America rank

17th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Middle income
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America 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 of America's figure about 14.1 times Middle income's.

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

Middle income ranks 16th and United States of America ranks 17th of 25 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Middle income or United States of America?: United States of America, 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 of America?: 11,574 million passenger-km, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and United States of America?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2004.
How do Middle income and United States of America rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Middle income ranks 16th and United States of America ranks 17th 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.