What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Portugal and Uzbekistan?

218 million passenger-km, with Uzbekistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uzbekistan?

24 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.

Portugal vs Uzbekistan: Railways, passengers carried

Portugal

2,912 million passenger-km

in 2021

Uzbekistan

3,130 million passenger-km

in 2021

Portugal rank

40th

Uzbekistan rank

39th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Portugal
Uzbekistan

How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 3,130 million passenger-km against 2,912 million passenger-km in Portugal, a difference of 218 million passenger-km.

That makes Uzbekistan's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 40th and Uzbekistan ranks 39th of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Uzbekistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4,583 million passenger-km	2,160 million passenger-km	2,423 million passenger-km	Portugal
2000s	3,918 million passenger-km	2,258 million passenger-km	1,661 million passenger-km	Portugal
2010s	4,206 million passenger-km	3,759 million passenger-km	447.36 million passenger-km	Portugal
2020s	2,732 million passenger-km	2,462 million passenger-km	269.5 million passenger-km	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Portugal or Uzbekistan?: Uzbekistan, at 3,130 million passenger-km against 2,912 million passenger-km in Portugal as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Portugal and Uzbekistan?: 218 million passenger-km, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uzbekistan?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Portugal and Uzbekistan rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Portugal ranks 40th and Uzbekistan ranks 39th 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: 03 September 2026

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