Austria vs Sweden: Passenger-kilometers by rail
Austria
8.43 billion million passenger-km
in 2021
Sweden
8.01 billion million passenger-km
in 2021
Austria rank
25th
Sweden rank
27th
Passenger-kilometers by rail over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Austria currently reports 8.43 billion million passenger-km against 8.01 billion million passenger-km in Sweden, a difference of 425.15 million million passenger-km.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 27th of 101 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.68 billion million passenger-km | 7.14 billion million passenger-km | 1.54 billion million passenger-km | Austria |
| 2000s | 9.01 billion million passenger-km | 9.46 billion million passenger-km | 449.60 million million passenger-km | Sweden |
| 2010s | 12.09 billion million passenger-km | 12.52 billion million passenger-km | 429.36 million million passenger-km | Sweden |
| 2020s | 7.93 billion million passenger-km | 8.07 billion million passenger-km | 143.42 million million passenger-km | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher passenger-kilometers by rail, Austria or Sweden?
- Austria, at 8.43 billion million passenger-km against 8.01 billion million passenger-km in Sweden as of 2021.
- What is the difference in passenger-kilometers by rail between Austria and Sweden?
- 425.15 million million passenger-km, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for passenger-kilometers by rail?
- Austria ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 27th of 101 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Union of Railways (UIC) and OECD, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Passenger-kilometers by rail. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of passengers transported by rail, multiplied by the kilometers traveled. This is measured in passenger-kilometers.