India vs Japan: Reported passenger kilometers
India
1.16 trillion passenger-kilometers
in 2017
Japan
289.89 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2021
India rank
2nd
Japan rank
3rd
Reported passenger kilometers over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 1.16 trillion passenger-kilometers against 289.89 billion passenger-kilometers in Japan, a difference of 871.44 billion passenger-kilometers.
That makes India's figure about 4.0 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
India ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 3rd of 63 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 343.94 billion passenger-kilometers | 396.06 billion passenger-kilometers | 52.12 billion passenger-kilometers | Japan |
| 2000s | 640.36 billion passenger-kilometers | 391.31 billion passenger-kilometers | 249.05 billion passenger-kilometers | India |
| 2010s | 1.11 trillion passenger-kilometers | 414.74 billion passenger-kilometers | 693.38 billion passenger-kilometers | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reported passenger kilometers, India or Japan?
- India, at 1.16 trillion passenger-kilometers against 289.89 billion passenger-kilometers in Japan as of 2017.
- What is the difference in reported passenger kilometers between India and Japan?
- 871.44 billion passenger-kilometers, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for reported passenger kilometers?
- India ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 3rd 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.