What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Russia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

473,093 million passenger-km, with South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.

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.

Russia vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)

Russia

103,447 million passenger-km

in 2021

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

576,540 million passenger-km

in 2016

Russia rank

4th

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

1st

Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) over time

Russia
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 576,540 million passenger-km against 103,447 million passenger-km in Russia, a difference of 473,093 million passenger-km.

That makes South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 5.6 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Russia ahead.

Russia ranks 4th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 1st of 101 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 2 and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russia	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	162,083 million passenger-km	3,816 million passenger-km	158,267 million passenger-km	Russia
2000s	162,168 million passenger-km	93,388 million passenger-km	68,780 million passenger-km	Russia
2010s	133,670 million passenger-km	234,286 million passenger-km	100,615 million passenger-km	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Russia or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: South Asia (IDA & IBRD), at 576,540 million passenger-km against 103,447 million passenger-km in Russia as of 2016.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Russia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 473,093 million passenger-km, with South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.
How do Russia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Russia ranks 4th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 1st 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: 29 October 2026

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