What is the difference in passenger-kilometers by rail between Congo and Estonia?

23.53 million million passenger-km, with Estonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Estonia?

17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2012.

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.

Congo vs Estonia: Passenger-kilometers by rail

Congo

266.47 million million passenger-km

in 2012

Estonia

290.00 million million passenger-km

in 2021

Congo rank

69th

Estonia rank

67th

Passenger-kilometers by rail over time

Congo
Estonia

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 290.00 million million passenger-km against 266.47 million million passenger-km in Congo, a difference of 23.53 million million passenger-km.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Estonia ahead.

Congo ranks 69th and Estonia ranks 67th of 101 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Estonia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Estonia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	229.30 million million passenger-km	293.20 million million passenger-km	63.90 million million passenger-km	Estonia
2000s	154.23 million million passenger-km	229.40 million million passenger-km	75.17 million million passenger-km	Estonia
2010s	265.51 million million passenger-km	238.50 million million passenger-km	27.02 million million passenger-km	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher passenger-kilometers by rail, Congo or Estonia?: Estonia, at 290.00 million million passenger-km against 266.47 million million passenger-km in Congo as of 2021.
What is the difference in passenger-kilometers by rail between Congo and Estonia?: 23.53 million million passenger-km, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Estonia?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2012.
How do Congo and Estonia rank globally for passenger-kilometers by rail?: Congo ranks 69th and Estonia ranks 67th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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