Spain vs Turkey: Reported passenger kilometers
Spain
17.48 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2021
Turkey
19.79 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Spain rank
14th
Turkey rank
12th
Reported passenger kilometers over time
- Spain
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 19.79 billion passenger-kilometers against 17.48 billion passenger-kilometers in Spain, a difference of 2.31 billion passenger-kilometers.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 14th and Turkey ranks 12th of 63 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.08 billion passenger-kilometers | 5.44 billion passenger-kilometers | 11.63 billion passenger-kilometers | Spain |
| 1980s | 16.28 billion passenger-kilometers | 6.18 billion passenger-kilometers | 10.10 billion passenger-kilometers | Spain |
| 1990s | 17.29 billion passenger-kilometers | 6.14 billion passenger-kilometers | 11.16 billion passenger-kilometers | Spain |
| 2000s | 21.64 billion passenger-kilometers | 5.41 billion passenger-kilometers | 16.23 billion passenger-kilometers | Spain |
| 2010s | 25.42 billion passenger-kilometers | 8.08 billion passenger-kilometers | 17.33 billion passenger-kilometers | Spain |
| 2020s | 14.73 billion passenger-kilometers | 9.48 billion passenger-kilometers | 5.25 billion passenger-kilometers | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reported passenger kilometers, Spain or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 19.79 billion passenger-kilometers against 17.48 billion passenger-kilometers in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in reported passenger kilometers between Spain and Turkey?
- 2.31 billion passenger-kilometers, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Turkey?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Spain and Turkey rank globally for reported passenger kilometers?
- Spain ranks 14th 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.