What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Sri Lanka and Sweden?

601 million passenger-km, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sweden?

16 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.

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.

Sri Lanka vs Sweden: Railways, passengers carried

Sri Lanka

7,407 million passenger-km

in 2015

Sweden

8,008 million passenger-km

in 2021

Sri Lanka rank

28th

Sweden rank

27th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Sri Lanka
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 8,008 million passenger-km against 7,407 million passenger-km in Sri Lanka, a difference of 601 million passenger-km.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 27th of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3,183 million passenger-km	7,144 million passenger-km	3,961 million passenger-km	Sweden
2000s	4,190 million passenger-km	8,934 million passenger-km	4,744 million passenger-km	Sweden
2010s	5,820 million passenger-km	11,916 million passenger-km	6,096 million passenger-km	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Sri Lanka or Sweden?: Sweden, at 8,008 million passenger-km against 7,407 million passenger-km in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Sri Lanka and Sweden?: 601 million passenger-km, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sweden?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.
How do Sri Lanka and Sweden rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Sri Lanka ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 27th 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.