Italy vs United States: Reported passenger kilometers
Italy
46.50 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
United States
21.20 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Italy rank
9th
United States rank
11th
Reported passenger kilometers over time
- Italy
- United States
How they compare
Italy currently reports 46.50 billion passenger-kilometers against 21.20 billion passenger-kilometers in United States, a difference of 25.30 billion passenger-kilometers.
That makes Italy's figure about 2.2 times United States's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 9th and United States ranks 11th of 63 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.69 billion passenger-kilometers | 18.77 billion passenger-kilometers | 20.92 billion passenger-kilometers | Italy |
| 1980s | 40.42 billion passenger-kilometers | 23.95 billion passenger-kilometers | 16.47 billion passenger-kilometers | Italy |
| 1990s | 43.73 billion passenger-kilometers | 22.55 billion passenger-kilometers | 21.18 billion passenger-kilometers | Italy |
| 2000s | 48.20 billion passenger-kilometers | 27.15 billion passenger-kilometers | 21.05 billion passenger-kilometers | Italy |
| 2010s | 50.92 billion passenger-kilometers | 34.24 billion passenger-kilometers | 16.68 billion passenger-kilometers | Italy |
| 2020s | 32.15 billion passenger-kilometers | 16.27 billion passenger-kilometers | 15.88 billion passenger-kilometers | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reported passenger kilometers, Italy or United States?
- Italy, at 46.50 billion passenger-kilometers against 21.20 billion passenger-kilometers in United States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in reported passenger kilometers between Italy and United States?
- 25.30 billion passenger-kilometers, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
- How do Italy and United States rank globally for reported passenger kilometers?
- Italy ranks 9th and United States ranks 11th 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.