China vs India: Annual reported passenger kilometers
China
1.47 trillion
in 2019
India
1.16 trillion
in 2017
China rank
1st
India rank
2nd
Annual reported passenger kilometers over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 1.47 trillion against 1.16 trillion in India, a difference of 309.33 billion.
That makes China's figure about 1.3 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 63 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 341.00 billion | 343.94 billion | 2.94 billion | India |
| 2000s | 603.27 billion | 640.36 billion | 37.09 billion | India |
| 2010s | 1.10 trillion | 1.11 trillion | 7.85 billion | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual reported passenger kilometers, China or India?
- China, at 1.47 trillion against 1.16 trillion in India as of 2019.
- What is the difference in annual reported passenger kilometers between China and India?
- 309.33 billion, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do China and India rank globally for annual reported passenger kilometers?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 63 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Annual reported passenger kilometers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.