Netherlands vs Turkey: Reported passenger kilometers
Netherlands
17.10 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Turkey
19.79 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Netherlands rank
15th
Turkey rank
12th
Reported passenger kilometers over time
- Netherlands
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 19.79 billion passenger-kilometers against 17.10 billion passenger-kilometers in Netherlands, a difference of 2.69 billion passenger-kilometers.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 15th and Turkey ranks 12th of 63 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.23 billion passenger-kilometers | 5.44 billion passenger-kilometers | 2.79 billion passenger-kilometers | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 9.22 billion passenger-kilometers | 6.18 billion passenger-kilometers | 3.04 billion passenger-kilometers | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 13.54 billion passenger-kilometers | 6.14 billion passenger-kilometers | 7.40 billion passenger-kilometers | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 15.19 billion passenger-kilometers | 5.41 billion passenger-kilometers | 9.78 billion passenger-kilometers | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 17.36 billion passenger-kilometers | 8.08 billion passenger-kilometers | 9.28 billion passenger-kilometers | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 12.40 billion passenger-kilometers | 12.92 billion passenger-kilometers | 516.33 million passenger-kilometers | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reported passenger kilometers, Netherlands or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 19.79 billion passenger-kilometers against 17.10 billion passenger-kilometers in Netherlands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in reported passenger kilometers between Netherlands and Turkey?
- 2.69 billion passenger-kilometers, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Turkey?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Netherlands and Turkey rank globally for reported passenger kilometers?
- Netherlands ranks 15th 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.