What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Slovakia and Turkmenistan?

288 million passenger-km, with Turkmenistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and Turkmenistan?

20 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2017.

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.

Slovakia vs Turkmenistan: Railways, passengers carried

Slovakia

2,052 million passenger-km

in 2021

Turkmenistan

2,340 million passenger-km

in 2017

Slovakia rank

43rd

Turkmenistan rank

42nd

Railways, passengers carried over time

Slovakia
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 2,340 million passenger-km against 2,052 million passenger-km in Slovakia, a difference of 288 million passenger-km.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Slovakia has been ahead every year.

Slovakia ranks 43rd and Turkmenistan ranks 42nd of 101 countries.

Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Slovakia	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3,418 million passenger-km	1,242 million passenger-km	2,176 million passenger-km	Slovakia
2000s	2,440 million passenger-km	1,360 million passenger-km	1,080 million passenger-km	Slovakia
2010s	2,952 million passenger-km	2,035 million passenger-km	916.43 million passenger-km	Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Slovakia or Turkmenistan?: Turkmenistan, at 2,340 million passenger-km against 2,052 million passenger-km in Slovakia as of 2017.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Slovakia and Turkmenistan?: 288 million passenger-km, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and Turkmenistan?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2017.
How do Slovakia and Turkmenistan rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Slovakia ranks 43rd and Turkmenistan ranks 42nd 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.