What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?

38.98 million passenger-km, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?

5 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2005.

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.

Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: Railways, passengers carried

Nigeria

173.63 million passenger-km

in 2005

Saudi Arabia

134.65 million passenger-km

in 2018

Nigeria rank

74th

Saudi Arabia rank

76th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Nigeria
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 173.63 million passenger-km against 134.65 million passenger-km in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 38.98 million passenger-km.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 74th and Saudi Arabia ranks 76th of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	479 million passenger-km	213 million passenger-km	266 million passenger-km	Nigeria
2000s	558.36 million passenger-km	323.75 million passenger-km	234.61 million passenger-km	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Nigeria or Saudi Arabia?: Nigeria, at 173.63 million passenger-km against 134.65 million passenger-km in Saudi Arabia as of 2005.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?: 38.98 million passenger-km, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2005.
How do Nigeria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Nigeria ranks 74th and Saudi Arabia ranks 76th 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.