Germany vs South Korea: Railways, passengers carried

Germany
58,822 million passenger-km
in 2020
South Korea
100,381 million passenger-km
in 2019
Germany rank
7th
South Korea rank
5th

Railways, passengers carried over time

  • Germany
  • South Korea
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k199520072020

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 100,381 million passenger-km against 58,822 million passenger-km in Germany, a difference of 41,559 million passenger-km.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.7 times Germany's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Globally, Germany ranks 7th and South Korea ranks 5th 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.