Italy vs Turkey: Reported passenger kilometers
Italy
46.50 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Turkey
19.79 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Italy rank
9th
Turkey rank
12th
Reported passenger kilometers over time
- Italy
- Turkey
How they compare
Italy currently reports 46.50 billion passenger-kilometers against 19.79 billion passenger-kilometers in Turkey, a difference of 26.71 billion passenger-kilometers.
That makes Italy's figure about 2.3 times Turkey's.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 9th and Turkey ranks 12th of 63 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.67 billion passenger-kilometers | 5.44 billion passenger-kilometers | 31.23 billion passenger-kilometers | Italy |
| 1980s | 40.42 billion passenger-kilometers | 6.18 billion passenger-kilometers | 34.24 billion passenger-kilometers | Italy |
| 1990s | 43.73 billion passenger-kilometers | 6.14 billion passenger-kilometers | 37.60 billion passenger-kilometers | Italy |
| 2000s | 48.20 billion passenger-kilometers | 5.41 billion passenger-kilometers | 42.80 billion passenger-kilometers | Italy |
| 2010s | 50.92 billion passenger-kilometers | 8.08 billion passenger-kilometers | 42.83 billion passenger-kilometers | Italy |
| 2020s | 32.15 billion passenger-kilometers | 12.92 billion passenger-kilometers | 19.24 billion passenger-kilometers | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reported passenger kilometers, Italy or Turkey?
- Italy, at 46.50 billion passenger-kilometers against 19.79 billion passenger-kilometers in Turkey as of 2022.
- What is the difference in reported passenger kilometers between Italy and Turkey?
- 26.71 billion passenger-kilometers, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Turkey?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Turkey rank globally for reported passenger kilometers?
- Italy ranks 9th and Turkey ranks 12th 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.