Austria vs Sweden: Reported passenger kilometers

Austria
12.93 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Sweden
12.88 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Austria rank
18th
Sweden rank
19th

Reported passenger kilometers over time

  • Austria
  • Sweden
5.0B7.5B10.0B12.5B15.0B197019962022

How they compare

Austria currently reports 12.93 billion passenger-kilometers against 12.88 billion passenger-kilometers in Sweden, a difference of 54.00 million passenger-kilometers.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 19th of 63 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 6.65 billion passenger-kilometers 5.18 billion passenger-kilometers 1.48 billion passenger-kilometers Austria
1980s 7.40 billion passenger-kilometers 6.76 billion passenger-kilometers 644.70 million passenger-kilometers Austria
1990s 8.93 billion passenger-kilometers 6.72 billion passenger-kilometers 2.21 billion passenger-kilometers Austria
2000s 9.01 billion passenger-kilometers 9.46 billion passenger-kilometers 449.60 million passenger-kilometers Sweden
2010s 12.09 billion passenger-kilometers 12.52 billion passenger-kilometers 429.30 million passenger-kilometers Sweden
2020s 9.59 billion passenger-kilometers 9.68 billion passenger-kilometers 84.00 million passenger-kilometers Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported passenger kilometers, Austria or Sweden?
Austria, at 12.93 billion passenger-kilometers against 12.88 billion passenger-kilometers in Sweden as of 2022.
What is the difference in reported passenger kilometers between Austria and Sweden?
54.00 million passenger-kilometers, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for reported passenger kilometers?
Austria ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 19th 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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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.