United States vs Upper middle income: Railways, passengers carried
United States
12,460 million passenger-km
in 2020
Upper middle income
1,886 million passenger-km
in 2019
United States rank
17th
Upper middle income rank
12th
Railways, passengers carried over time
- United States
- Upper middle income
How they compare
United States currently reports 12,460 million passenger-km against 1,886 million passenger-km in Upper middle income, a difference of 10,574 million passenger-km.
That makes United States's figure about 6.6 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
United States ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 101 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,818 million passenger-km | 1,316 million passenger-km | 21,502 million passenger-km | United States |
| 2000s | 27,150 million passenger-km | 1,067 million passenger-km | 26,083 million passenger-km | United States |
| 2010s | 34,299 million passenger-km | 1,850 million passenger-km | 32,449 million passenger-km | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher railways, passengers carried, United States or Upper middle income?
- United States, at 12,460 million passenger-km against 1,886 million passenger-km in Upper middle income as of 2020.
- What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between United States and Upper middle income?
- 10,574 million passenger-km, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Upper middle income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
- How do United States and Upper middle income rank globally for railways, passengers carried?
- United States ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 12th 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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About this data
Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.