Denmark vs Sweden: Passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed
Denmark
63,065 Thousand train-kilometres
in 2024
Sweden
127,608 Thousand train-kilometres
in 2024
Denmark rank
14th
Sweden rank
11th
Passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 127,608 Thousand train-kilometres against 63,065 Thousand train-kilometres in Denmark, a difference of 64,543 Thousand train-kilometres.
That makes Sweden's figure about 2.0 times Denmark's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 11th of 37 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38,627 Thousand train-kilometres | 59,500 Thousand train-kilometres | 20,873 Thousand train-kilometres | Sweden |
| 1980s | 41,295 Thousand train-kilometres | 62,459 Thousand train-kilometres | 21,164 Thousand train-kilometres | Sweden |
| 1990s | 50,619 Thousand train-kilometres | 65,285 Thousand train-kilometres | 14,666 Thousand train-kilometres | Sweden |
| 2000s | 60,090 Thousand train-kilometres | 86,312 Thousand train-kilometres | 26,222 Thousand train-kilometres | Sweden |
| 2010s | 64,605 Thousand train-kilometres | 121,940 Thousand train-kilometres | 57,335 Thousand train-kilometres | Sweden |
| 2020s | 62,496 Thousand train-kilometres | 125,364 Thousand train-kilometres | 62,868 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, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 127,608 Thousand train-kilometres against 63,065 Thousand train-kilometres in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed between Denmark and Sweden?
- 64,543 Thousand train-kilometres, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed?
- Denmark ranks 14th 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.