Cameroon vs Nigeria: Passenger-kilometers by rail

Cameroon

225.37 million million passenger-km

in 2020

Nigeria

173.63 million million passenger-km

in 2005

Cameroon rank

71st

Nigeria rank

74th

Passenger-kilometers by rail over time

Cameroon
Nigeria

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 225.37 million million passenger-km against 173.63 million million passenger-km in Nigeria, a difference of 51.74 million million passenger-km.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Nigeria ahead.

Cameroon ranks 71st and Nigeria ranks 74th of 101 countries.

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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: 07 August 2026

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