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China vs France: Reported passenger kilometers

China
1.47 trillion passenger-kilometers
in 2019
France
117.85 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
China rank
1st
France rank
4th

Reported passenger kilometers over time

  • China
  • France
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How they compare

China currently reports 1.47 trillion passenger-kilometers against 117.85 billion passenger-kilometers in France, a difference of 1.35 trillion passenger-kilometers.

That makes China's figure about 12.5 times France's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and France ranks 4th of 63 countries.

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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
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Number of kilometers traveled by passengers by rail.