Austria vs Belgium: Reported passenger kilometers
Austria
12.93 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Belgium
9.68 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Austria rank
18th
Belgium rank
20th
Reported passenger kilometers over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Austria currently reports 12.93 billion passenger-kilometers against 9.68 billion passenger-kilometers in Belgium, a difference of 3.25 billion passenger-kilometers.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belgium ahead.
Austria ranks 18th and Belgium ranks 20th of 63 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Belgium in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.65 billion passenger-kilometers | 7.97 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.32 billion passenger-kilometers | Belgium |
| 1980s | 7.40 billion passenger-kilometers | 6.57 billion passenger-kilometers | 835.20 million passenger-kilometers | Austria |
| 1990s | 8.93 billion passenger-kilometers | 6.84 billion passenger-kilometers | 2.09 billion passenger-kilometers | Austria |
| 2000s | 9.01 billion passenger-kilometers | 9.05 billion passenger-kilometers | 38.80 million passenger-kilometers | Belgium |
| 2010s | 12.09 billion passenger-kilometers | 10.57 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.52 billion passenger-kilometers | Austria |
| 2020s | 9.59 billion passenger-kilometers | 8.02 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.58 billion passenger-kilometers | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reported passenger kilometers, Austria or Belgium?
- Austria, at 12.93 billion passenger-kilometers against 9.68 billion passenger-kilometers in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in reported passenger kilometers between Austria and Belgium?
- 3.25 billion passenger-kilometers, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for reported passenger kilometers?
- Austria ranks 18th and Belgium ranks 20th of 63 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2023); OECD (2024) β 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.