What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Poland and Spain?

1,158 million passenger-km, with Spain ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Spain?

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.

Poland vs Spain: Railways, passengers carried

Poland

15,844 million passenger-km

in 2021

Spain

17,002 million passenger-km

in 2021

Poland rank

15th

Spain rank

13th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Poland
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 17,002 million passenger-km against 15,844 million passenger-km in Poland, a difference of 1,158 million passenger-km.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 15th and Spain ranks 13th of 101 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	26,174 million passenger-km	17,959 million passenger-km	8,215 million passenger-km	Poland
2000s	20,104 million passenger-km	21,639 million passenger-km	1,535 million passenger-km	Spain
2010s	18,670 million passenger-km	25,416 million passenger-km	6,746 million passenger-km	Spain
2020s	14,166 million passenger-km	14,500 million passenger-km	334.75 million passenger-km	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Poland or Spain?: Spain, at 17,002 million passenger-km against 15,844 million passenger-km in Poland as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Poland and Spain?: 1,158 million passenger-km, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Spain?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Poland and Spain rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Poland ranks 15th and Spain ranks 13th 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: 06 August 2026

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