Belgium vs Sweden: Passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed

Belgium
95,618 Thousand train-kilometres
in 2024
Sweden
127,608 Thousand train-kilometres
in 2024
Belgium rank
12th
Sweden rank
11th

Passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed over time

  • Belgium
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 127,608 Thousand train-kilometres against 95,618 Thousand train-kilometres in Belgium, a difference of 31,990 Thousand train-kilometres.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 11th of 37 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 70,783 Thousand train-kilometres 59,500 Thousand train-kilometres 11,283 Thousand train-kilometres Belgium
1980s 72,066 Thousand train-kilometres 62,459 Thousand train-kilometres 9,607 Thousand train-kilometres Belgium
1990s 72,590 Thousand train-kilometres 65,285 Thousand train-kilometres 7,305 Thousand train-kilometres Belgium
2000s 78,143 Thousand train-kilometres 87,077 Thousand train-kilometres 8,934 Thousand train-kilometres Sweden
2020s 94,578 Thousand train-kilometres 129,218 Thousand train-kilometres 34,640 Thousand train-kilometres Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed, Belgium or Sweden?
Sweden, at 127,608 Thousand train-kilometres against 95,618 Thousand train-kilometres in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed between Belgium and Sweden?
31,990 Thousand train-kilometres, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
34 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed?
Belgium ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 11th of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed
Unit
Thousand train-kilometres
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 1,053 data points, 1970–2024
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