What is the difference in reported passenger kilometers between Israel and Malaysia?

361.00 million passenger-kilometers, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Malaysia?

24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.

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.

Israel vs Malaysia: Reported passenger kilometers

Israel

1.96 billion passenger-kilometers

in 2021

Malaysia

2.32 billion passenger-kilometers

in 2018

Israel rank

38th

Malaysia rank

36th

Reported passenger kilometers over time

Israel
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 2.32 billion passenger-kilometers against 1.96 billion passenger-kilometers in Israel, a difference of 361.00 million passenger-kilometers.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Malaysia ahead.

Israel ranks 38th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 63 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	347.80 million passenger-kilometers	1.37 billion passenger-kilometers	1.02 billion passenger-kilometers	Malaysia
2000s	1.46 billion passenger-kilometers	1.96 billion passenger-kilometers	499.70 million passenger-kilometers	Malaysia
2010s	2.44 billion passenger-kilometers	2.30 billion passenger-kilometers	136.89 million passenger-kilometers	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported passenger kilometers, Israel or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 2.32 billion passenger-kilometers against 1.96 billion passenger-kilometers in Israel as of 2018.
What is the difference in reported passenger kilometers between Israel and Malaysia?: 361.00 million passenger-kilometers, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Malaysia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Israel and Malaysia rank globally for reported passenger kilometers?: Israel ranks 38th and Malaysia ranks 36th 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

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of kilometers traveled by passengers by rail.