Austria vs Kazakhstan: Passenger-kilometers by rail

Austria
8.43 billion million passenger-km
in 2021
Kazakhstan
8.65 billion million passenger-km
in 2020
Austria rank
25th
Kazakhstan rank
24th

Passenger-kilometers by rail over time

  • Austria
  • Kazakhstan
5.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B25.0B199520082021

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 8.65 billion million passenger-km against 8.43 billion million passenger-km in Austria, a difference of 216.15 million million passenger-km.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 25th and Kazakhstan ranks 24th of 101 countries.

Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1990s 8.68 billion million passenger-km 11.94 billion million passenger-km 3.25 billion million passenger-km Kazakhstan
2000s 10.36 billion million passenger-km 14.41 billion million passenger-km 4.06 billion million passenger-km Kazakhstan
2010s 12.09 billion million passenger-km 18.88 billion million passenger-km 6.79 billion million passenger-km Kazakhstan
2020s 7.42 billion million passenger-km 8.65 billion million passenger-km 1.23 billion million passenger-km Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher passenger-kilometers by rail, Austria or Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan, at 8.65 billion million passenger-km against 8.43 billion million passenger-km in Austria as of 2020.
What is the difference in passenger-kilometers by rail between Austria and Kazakhstan?
216.15 million million passenger-km, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Kazakhstan?
19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Austria and Kazakhstan rank globally for passenger-kilometers by rail?
Austria ranks 25th and Kazakhstan ranks 24th of 101 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Union of Railways (UIC) and OECD, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Passenger-kilometers by rail. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Passenger-kilometers by rail
Unit
million passenger-km
Source
International Union of Railways (UIC) and OECD, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
101 places, 2,125 data points, 1995–2021
Last refreshed

The number of passengers transported by rail, multiplied by the kilometers traveled. This is measured in passenger-kilometers.