Italy vs Russia: Reported passenger kilometers
Italy
46.50 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Russia
78.57 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2020
Italy rank
9th
Russia rank
6th
Reported passenger kilometers over time
- Italy
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 78.57 billion passenger-kilometers against 46.50 billion passenger-kilometers in Italy, a difference of 32.08 billion passenger-kilometers.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.7 times Italy's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 9th and Russia ranks 6th of 63 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.67 billion passenger-kilometers | 215.09 billion passenger-kilometers | 178.42 billion passenger-kilometers | Russia |
| 1980s | 40.42 billion passenger-kilometers | 248.92 billion passenger-kilometers | 208.50 billion passenger-kilometers | Russia |
| 1990s | 43.73 billion passenger-kilometers | 211.96 billion passenger-kilometers | 168.22 billion passenger-kilometers | Russia |
| 2000s | 48.20 billion passenger-kilometers | 165.12 billion passenger-kilometers | 116.91 billion passenger-kilometers | Russia |
| 2010s | 50.92 billion passenger-kilometers | 132.33 billion passenger-kilometers | 81.41 billion passenger-kilometers | Russia |
| 2020s | 22.27 billion passenger-kilometers | 78.57 billion passenger-kilometers | 56.30 billion passenger-kilometers | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reported passenger kilometers, Italy or Russia?
- Russia, at 78.57 billion passenger-kilometers against 46.50 billion passenger-kilometers in Italy as of 2020.
- What is the difference in reported passenger kilometers between Italy and Russia?
- 32.08 billion passenger-kilometers, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Russia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Italy and Russia rank globally for reported passenger kilometers?
- Italy ranks 9th and Russia ranks 6th 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.