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

1,536 million passenger-km, with Poland ahead.

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

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 Switzerland: Railways, passengers carried

Poland

15,844 million passenger-km

in 2021

Switzerland

14,308 million passenger-km

in 2021

Poland rank

15th

Switzerland rank

16th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Poland
Switzerland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 15,844 million passenger-km against 14,308 million passenger-km in Switzerland, a difference of 1,536 million passenger-km.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 15th and Switzerland ranks 16th of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	26,174 million passenger-km	12,061 million passenger-km	14,114 million passenger-km	Poland
2000s	20,104 million passenger-km	15,599 million passenger-km	4,504 million passenger-km	Poland
2010s	18,670 million passenger-km	20,178 million passenger-km	1,509 million passenger-km	Switzerland
2020s	14,166 million passenger-km	13,821 million passenger-km	344.5 million passenger-km	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Poland or Switzerland?: Poland, at 15,844 million passenger-km against 14,308 million passenger-km in Switzerland as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Poland and Switzerland?: 1,536 million passenger-km, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Switzerland?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Poland and Switzerland rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Poland ranks 15th and Switzerland ranks 16th 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.