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

39.00 million million passenger-km, with Lithuania ahead.

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

27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.

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.

Estonia vs Lithuania: Passenger-kilometers by rail

Estonia

290.00 million million passenger-km

in 2021

Lithuania

329.00 million million passenger-km

in 2021

Estonia rank

67th

Lithuania rank

65th

Passenger-kilometers by rail over time

Estonia
Lithuania

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 329.00 million million passenger-km against 290.00 million million passenger-km in Estonia, a difference of 39.00 million million passenger-km.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Lithuania ahead.

Estonia ranks 67th and Lithuania ranks 65th of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	293.20 million million passenger-km	894.20 million million passenger-km	601.00 million million passenger-km	Lithuania
2000s	229.40 million million passenger-km	454.00 million million passenger-km	224.60 million million passenger-km	Lithuania
2010s	301.30 million million passenger-km	405.70 million million passenger-km	104.40 million million passenger-km	Lithuania
2020s	276.50 million million passenger-km	294.50 million million passenger-km	18.00 million million passenger-km	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher passenger-kilometers by rail, Estonia or Lithuania?: Lithuania, at 329.00 million million passenger-km against 290.00 million million passenger-km in Estonia as of 2021.
What is the difference in passenger-kilometers by rail between Estonia and Lithuania?: 39.00 million million passenger-km, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lithuania?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Estonia and Lithuania rank globally for passenger-kilometers by rail?: Estonia ranks 67th and Lithuania ranks 65th 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.