What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Russian Federation and South Asia?

473,093 million passenger-km, with South Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and South Asia?

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.

Russian Federation vs South Asia: Railways, passengers carried

Russian Federation

103,447 million passenger-km

in 2021

South Asia

576,540 million passenger-km

in 2016

Russian Federation rank

4th

South Asia rank

1st

Railways, passengers carried over time

Russian Federation
South Asia

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 576,540 million passenger-km against 103,447 million passenger-km in Russian Federation, a difference of 473,093 million passenger-km.

That makes South Asia's figure about 5.6 times Russian Federation's.

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

Russian Federation ranks 4th and South Asia ranks 1st of 101 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 2 and South Asia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	South Asia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	162,083 million passenger-km	3,816 million passenger-km	158,267 million passenger-km	Russian Federation
2000s	162,168 million passenger-km	93,388 million passenger-km	68,780 million passenger-km	Russian Federation
2010s	133,670 million passenger-km	234,286 million passenger-km	100,615 million passenger-km	South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Russian Federation or South Asia?: South Asia, at 576,540 million passenger-km against 103,447 million passenger-km in Russian Federation as of 2016.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Russian Federation and South Asia?: 473,093 million passenger-km, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and South Asia?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.
How do Russian Federation and South Asia rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Russian Federation ranks 4th and South Asia 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: 03 September 2026

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