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

1,560 million passenger-km, with United States ahead.

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

26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.

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 United States: Railways, passengers carried

Netherlands

10,900 million passenger-km

in 2021

United States

12,460 million passenger-km

in 2020

Netherlands rank

19th

United States rank

17th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Netherlands
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 12,460 million passenger-km against 10,900 million passenger-km in Netherlands, a difference of 1,560 million passenger-km.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 19th and United States ranks 17th of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	14,040 million passenger-km	22,818 million passenger-km	8,778 million passenger-km	United States
2000s	15,186 million passenger-km	27,150 million passenger-km	11,965 million passenger-km	United States
2010s	17,360 million passenger-km	34,066 million passenger-km	16,706 million passenger-km	United States
2020s	9,200 million passenger-km	12,460 million passenger-km	3,260 million passenger-km	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Netherlands or United States?: United States, at 12,460 million passenger-km against 10,900 million passenger-km in Netherlands as of 2020.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Netherlands and United States?: 1,560 million passenger-km, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United States?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Netherlands and United States rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Netherlands ranks 19th and United States ranks 17th 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: 20 August 2026

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