Australia vs Kazakhstan: Reported passenger kilometers

Australia
8.18 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Kazakhstan
8.65 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2020
Australia rank
25th
Kazakhstan rank
23rd

Reported passenger kilometers over time

  • Australia
  • Kazakhstan
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How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 8.65 billion passenger-kilometers against 8.18 billion passenger-kilometers in Australia, a difference of 465.00 million passenger-kilometers.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Australia ranks 25th and Kazakhstan ranks 23rd of 63 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Kazakhstan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
2000s 13.79 billion passenger-kilometers 14.41 billion passenger-kilometers 618.00 million passenger-kilometers Kazakhstan
2010s 15.74 billion passenger-kilometers 18.88 billion passenger-kilometers 3.15 billion passenger-kilometers Kazakhstan
2020s 14.17 billion passenger-kilometers 8.65 billion passenger-kilometers 5.52 billion passenger-kilometers Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported passenger kilometers, Australia or Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan, at 8.65 billion passenger-kilometers against 8.18 billion passenger-kilometers in Australia as of 2020.
What is the difference in reported passenger kilometers between Australia and Kazakhstan?
465.00 million passenger-kilometers, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Kazakhstan?
14 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2020.
How do Australia and Kazakhstan rank globally for reported passenger kilometers?
Australia ranks 25th and Kazakhstan ranks 23rd of 63 countries.
Where does this data come from?
OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Reported passenger kilometers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Reported passenger kilometers
Unit
passenger-kilometers
Source
OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
63 places, 2,649 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Number of kilometers traveled by passengers by rail.