What is the difference in passenger-kilometers by rail between Iraq and Mongolia?

8.68 million million passenger-km, with Iraq ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Mongolia?

12 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2010.

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.

Iraq vs Mongolia: Passenger-kilometers by rail

Iraq

99.68 million million passenger-km

in 2010

Mongolia

91.00 million million passenger-km

in 2021

Iraq rank

80th

Mongolia rank

82nd

Passenger-kilometers by rail over time

Iraq
Mongolia

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 99.68 million million passenger-km against 91.00 million million passenger-km in Mongolia, a difference of 8.68 million million passenger-km.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 80th and Mongolia ranks 82nd of 101 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Mongolia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Mongolia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.18 billion million passenger-km	875.20 million million passenger-km	301.60 million million passenger-km	Iraq
2000s	257.31 million million passenger-km	1.19 billion million passenger-km	931.27 million million passenger-km	Mongolia
2010s	99.68 million million passenger-km	1.22 billion million passenger-km	1.12 billion million passenger-km	Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher passenger-kilometers by rail, Iraq or Mongolia?: Iraq, at 99.68 million million passenger-km against 91.00 million million passenger-km in Mongolia as of 2010.
What is the difference in passenger-kilometers by rail between Iraq and Mongolia?: 8.68 million million passenger-km, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Mongolia?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2010.
How do Iraq and Mongolia rank globally for passenger-kilometers by rail?: Iraq ranks 80th and Mongolia ranks 82nd 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.