Germany vs Poland: Reported passenger kilometers
Germany
57.53 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2021
Poland
23.83 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Germany rank
7th
Poland rank
10th
Reported passenger kilometers over time
- Germany
- Poland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 57.53 billion passenger-kilometers against 23.83 billion passenger-kilometers in Poland, a difference of 33.71 billion passenger-kilometers.
That makes Germany's figure about 2.4 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 7th and Poland ranks 10th of 63 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.11 billion passenger-kilometers | 41.63 billion passenger-kilometers | 2.53 billion passenger-kilometers | Poland |
| 1980s | 40.56 billion passenger-kilometers | 50.40 billion passenger-kilometers | 9.84 billion passenger-kilometers | Poland |
| 1990s | 64.53 billion passenger-kilometers | 31.24 billion passenger-kilometers | 33.29 billion passenger-kilometers | Germany |
| 2000s | 76.64 billion passenger-kilometers | 20.10 billion passenger-kilometers | 56.54 billion passenger-kilometers | Germany |
| 2010s | 92.02 billion passenger-kilometers | 18.67 billion passenger-kilometers | 73.35 billion passenger-kilometers | Germany |
| 2020s | 58.18 billion passenger-kilometers | 14.24 billion passenger-kilometers | 43.94 billion passenger-kilometers | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reported passenger kilometers, Germany or Poland?
- Germany, at 57.53 billion passenger-kilometers against 23.83 billion passenger-kilometers in Poland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in reported passenger kilometers between Germany and Poland?
- 33.71 billion passenger-kilometers, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Poland?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Germany and Poland rank globally for reported passenger kilometers?
- Germany ranks 7th and Poland ranks 10th 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.