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

10,147 million passenger-km, with Turkey ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North America 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.

North America vs Turkey: Railways, passengers carried

North America

536 million passenger-km

in 2021

Turkey

10,683 million passenger-km

in 2021

North America rank

20th

Turkey rank

21st

Railways, passengers carried over time

North America
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 10,683 million passenger-km against 536 million passenger-km in North America, a difference of 10,147 million passenger-km.

That makes Turkey's figure about 19.9 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was North America ahead.

North America ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 21st of 25 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North America	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12,129 million passenger-km	5,834 million passenger-km	6,295 million passenger-km	North America
2000s	14,321 million passenger-km	5,398 million passenger-km	8,923 million passenger-km	North America
2010s	17,754 million passenger-km	8,051 million passenger-km	9,703 million passenger-km	North America
2020s	3,440 million passenger-km	9,490 million passenger-km	6,050 million passenger-km	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, North America or Turkey?: Turkey, at 10,683 million passenger-km against 536 million passenger-km in North America as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between North America and Turkey?: 10,147 million passenger-km, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Turkey?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do North America and Turkey rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: North America ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 21st 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.