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

10,160 million passenger-km, with Ukraine ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Ukraine?

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.

North America vs Ukraine: Railways, passengers carried

North America

536 million passenger-km

in 2021

Ukraine

10,696 million passenger-km

in 2020

North America rank

20th

Ukraine rank

20th

Railways, passengers carried over time

North America
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 10,696 million passenger-km against 536 million passenger-km in North America, a difference of 10,160 million passenger-km.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 20.0 times North America's.

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

North America ranks 20th and Ukraine ranks 20th of 25 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	North America	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12,129 million passenger-km	54,961 million passenger-km	42,831 million passenger-km	Ukraine
2000s	14,321 million passenger-km	51,661 million passenger-km	37,341 million passenger-km	Ukraine
2010s	17,754 million passenger-km	39,240 million passenger-km	21,485 million passenger-km	Ukraine
2020s	6,344 million passenger-km	10,696 million passenger-km	4,352 million passenger-km	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, North America or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 10,696 million passenger-km against 536 million passenger-km in North America as of 2020.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between North America and Ukraine?: 10,160 million passenger-km, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Ukraine?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do North America and Ukraine rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: North America ranks 20th and Ukraine ranks 20th 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.