France vs Germany: Passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed
France
388,441 Thousand train-kilometres
in 2024
Germany
848,000 Thousand train-kilometres
in 2021
France rank
3rd
Germany rank
1st
Passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 848,000 Thousand train-kilometres against 388,441 Thousand train-kilometres in France, a difference of 459,559 Thousand train-kilometres.
That makes Germany's figure about 2.2 times France's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
France ranks 3rd and Germany ranks 1st of 37 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 286,736 Thousand train-kilometres | 397,550 Thousand train-kilometres | 110,814 Thousand train-kilometres | Germany |
| 1980s | 300,934 Thousand train-kilometres | 398,823 Thousand train-kilometres | 97,889 Thousand train-kilometres | Germany |
| 1990s | 332,622 Thousand train-kilometres | 593,342 Thousand train-kilometres | 260,720 Thousand train-kilometres | Germany |
| 2000s | 389,250 Thousand train-kilometres | 810,187 Thousand train-kilometres | 420,937 Thousand train-kilometres | Germany |
| 2010s | 388,075 Thousand train-kilometres | 930,553 Thousand train-kilometres | 542,478 Thousand train-kilometres | Germany |
| 2020s | 314,750 Thousand train-kilometres | 833,500 Thousand train-kilometres | 518,750 Thousand train-kilometres | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 848,000 Thousand train-kilometres against 388,441 Thousand train-kilometres in France as of 2021.
- What is the difference in passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed between France and Germany?
- 459,559 Thousand train-kilometres, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed?
- France ranks 3rd and Germany ranks 1st 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.