What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Ukraine and United States?

1,764 million passenger-km, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ukraine and United States?

26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.

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.

Ukraine vs United States: Railways, passengers carried

Ukraine

10,696 million passenger-km

in 2020

United States

12,460 million passenger-km

in 2020

Ukraine rank

20th

United States rank

17th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Ukraine
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 12,460 million passenger-km against 10,696 million passenger-km in Ukraine, a difference of 1,764 million passenger-km.

That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Ukraine's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Ukraine ahead.

Ukraine ranks 20th and United States ranks 17th of 101 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ukraine averaged higher in 3 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ukraine	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	54,961 million passenger-km	22,818 million passenger-km	32,142 million passenger-km	Ukraine
2000s	51,661 million passenger-km	27,150 million passenger-km	24,511 million passenger-km	Ukraine
2010s	39,240 million passenger-km	34,066 million passenger-km	5,174 million passenger-km	Ukraine
2020s	10,696 million passenger-km	12,460 million passenger-km	1,764 million passenger-km	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Ukraine or United States?: United States, at 12,460 million passenger-km against 10,696 million passenger-km in Ukraine as of 2020.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Ukraine and United States?: 1,764 million passenger-km, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ukraine and United States?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Ukraine and United States rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Ukraine ranks 20th and United States ranks 17th 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.