France vs Germany: Railways, passengers carried

France
86,853 million passenger-km
in 2021
Germany
58,822 million passenger-km
in 2020
France rank
6th
Germany rank
7th

Railways, passengers carried over time

  • France
  • Germany
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How they compare

France currently reports 86,853 million passenger-km against 58,822 million passenger-km in Germany, a difference of 28,031 million passenger-km.

That makes France's figure about 1.5 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Germany ahead.

Globally, France ranks 6th and Germany ranks 7th of 101 countries.

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About this data

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

Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.