Bulgaria vs Israel: Reported passenger kilometers
Bulgaria
1.60 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Israel
1.96 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
41st
Israel rank
38th
Reported passenger kilometers over time
- Bulgaria
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 1.96 billion passenger-kilometers against 1.60 billion passenger-kilometers in Bulgaria, a difference of 353.00 million passenger-kilometers.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 41st and Israel ranks 38th of 63 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Israel in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.05 billion passenger-kilometers | 303.78 million passenger-kilometers | 6.74 billion passenger-kilometers | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 7.55 billion passenger-kilometers | 203.00 million passenger-kilometers | 7.35 billion passenger-kilometers | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 5.32 billion passenger-kilometers | 274.50 million passenger-kilometers | 5.04 billion passenger-kilometers | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 2.57 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.46 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.11 billion passenger-kilometers | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.70 billion passenger-kilometers | 2.55 billion passenger-kilometers | 851.40 million passenger-kilometers | Israel |
| 2020s | 1.16 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.60 billion passenger-kilometers | 442.50 million passenger-kilometers | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reported passenger kilometers, Bulgaria or Israel?
- Israel, at 1.96 billion passenger-kilometers against 1.60 billion passenger-kilometers in Bulgaria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in reported passenger kilometers between Bulgaria and Israel?
- 353.00 million passenger-kilometers, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Israel?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and Israel rank globally for reported passenger kilometers?
- Bulgaria ranks 41st and Israel ranks 38th 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.