France vs Italy: Goods and passenger train traffic performance
France
468,904 Thousand train-kilometres
in 2025
Italy
399,649 Thousand train-kilometres
in 2025
France rank
4th
Italy rank
5th
Goods and passenger train traffic performance over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
France currently reports 468,904 Thousand train-kilometres against 399,649 Thousand train-kilometres in Italy, a difference of 69,255 Thousand train-kilometres.
That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 4th and Italy ranks 5th of 42 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 498,993 Thousand train-kilometres | 368,629 Thousand train-kilometres | 130,364 Thousand train-kilometres | France |
| 2010s | 444,050 Thousand train-kilometres | 376,674 Thousand train-kilometres | 67,377 Thousand train-kilometres | France |
| 2020s | 418,231 Thousand train-kilometres | 380,204 Thousand train-kilometres | 38,026 Thousand train-kilometres | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and passenger train traffic performance, France or Italy?
- France, at 468,904 Thousand train-kilometres against 399,649 Thousand train-kilometres in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in goods and passenger train traffic performance between France and Italy?
- 69,255 Thousand train-kilometres, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for goods and passenger train traffic performance?
- France ranks 4th and Italy ranks 5th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Goods and passenger train traffic performance. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.