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

2,694 million passenger-km, with Spain ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Spain 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.

Spain vs Switzerland: Railways, passengers carried

Spain

17,002 million passenger-km

in 2021

Switzerland

14,308 million passenger-km

in 2021

Spain rank

13th

Switzerland rank

16th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Spain
Switzerland

How they compare

Spain currently reports 17,002 million passenger-km against 14,308 million passenger-km in Switzerland, a difference of 2,694 million passenger-km.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 13th and Switzerland ranks 16th of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	17,959 million passenger-km	12,061 million passenger-km	5,899 million passenger-km	Spain
2000s	21,639 million passenger-km	15,599 million passenger-km	6,039 million passenger-km	Spain
2010s	25,416 million passenger-km	20,178 million passenger-km	5,237 million passenger-km	Spain
2020s	14,500 million passenger-km	13,821 million passenger-km	679.25 million passenger-km	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Spain or Switzerland?: Spain, at 17,002 million passenger-km against 14,308 million passenger-km in Switzerland as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Spain and Switzerland?: 2,694 million passenger-km, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Spain ranks 13th 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.