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

217 million passenger-km, with Netherlands ahead.

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

27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.

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.

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

Netherlands

10,900 million passenger-km

in 2021

Turkey

10,683 million passenger-km

in 2021

Netherlands rank

19th

Turkey rank

21st

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

Netherlands
Turkey

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 10,900 million passenger-km against 10,683 million passenger-km in Turkey, a difference of 217 million passenger-km.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 19th and Turkey ranks 21st of 101 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1990s	14,040 million passenger-km	5,834 million passenger-km	8,206 million passenger-km	Netherlands
2000s	15,186 million passenger-km	5,398 million passenger-km	9,788 million passenger-km	Netherlands
2010s	17,360 million passenger-km	8,051 million passenger-km	9,309 million passenger-km	Netherlands
2020s	10,050 million passenger-km	9,490 million passenger-km	560 million passenger-km	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Netherlands or Turkey?: Netherlands, at 10,900 million passenger-km against 10,683 million passenger-km in Turkey as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Netherlands and Turkey?: 217 million passenger-km, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Turkey?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Netherlands and Turkey rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Netherlands ranks 19th and Turkey ranks 21st of 101 countries.
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.