What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Pakistan and Upper middle income?

23,017 million passenger-km, with Pakistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Upper middle income?

19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2017.

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.

Pakistan vs Upper middle income: Railways, passengers carried

Pakistan

24,903 million passenger-km

in 2018

Upper middle income

1,886 million passenger-km

in 2019

Pakistan rank

11th

Upper middle income rank

12th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Pakistan
Upper middle income

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 24,903 million passenger-km against 1,886 million passenger-km in Upper middle income, a difference of 23,017 million passenger-km.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 13.2 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Pakistan ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 101 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Pakistan	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
1990s	18,666 million passenger-km	1,316 million passenger-km	17,350 million passenger-km	Pakistan
2000s	22,806 million passenger-km	1,059 million passenger-km	21,747 million passenger-km	Pakistan
2010s	20,873 million passenger-km	2,016 million passenger-km	18,857 million passenger-km	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Pakistan or Upper middle income?: Pakistan, at 24,903 million passenger-km against 1,886 million passenger-km in Upper middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Pakistan and Upper middle income?: 23,017 million passenger-km, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Upper middle income?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2017.
How do Pakistan and Upper middle income rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Pakistan ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 12th 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.