Australia vs Thailand: Reported passenger kilometers
Australia
8.18 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Thailand
9.06 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2019
Australia rank
25th
Thailand rank
22nd
Reported passenger kilometers over time
- Australia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 9.06 billion passenger-kilometers against 8.18 billion passenger-kilometers in Australia, a difference of 879.00 million passenger-kilometers.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Thailand ahead.
Australia ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 22nd of 63 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.59 billion passenger-kilometers | 11.56 billion passenger-kilometers | 977.80 million passenger-kilometers | Thailand |
| 2000s | 12.38 billion passenger-kilometers | 9.99 billion passenger-kilometers | 2.39 billion passenger-kilometers | Australia |
| 2010s | 15.74 billion passenger-kilometers | 8.94 billion passenger-kilometers | 6.80 billion passenger-kilometers | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reported passenger kilometers, Australia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 9.06 billion passenger-kilometers against 8.18 billion passenger-kilometers in Australia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in reported passenger kilometers between Australia and Thailand?
- 879.00 million passenger-kilometers, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Thailand?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
- How do Australia and Thailand rank globally for reported passenger kilometers?
- Australia ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 22nd 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
Number of kilometers traveled by passengers by rail.