Italy vs Spain: Passenger-kilometers by rail
Italy
27.69 billion million passenger-km
in 2021
Spain
17.00 billion million passenger-km
in 2021
Italy rank
10th
Spain rank
13th
Passenger-kilometers by rail over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 27.69 billion million passenger-km against 17.00 billion million passenger-km in Spain, a difference of 10.69 billion million passenger-km.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.6 times Spain's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 10th and Spain ranks 13th of 101 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.41 billion million passenger-km | 17.96 billion million passenger-km | 25.45 billion million passenger-km | Italy |
| 2000s | 48.20 billion million passenger-km | 21.64 billion million passenger-km | 26.56 billion million passenger-km | Italy |
| 2010s | 50.92 billion million passenger-km | 25.42 billion million passenger-km | 25.50 billion million passenger-km | Italy |
| 2020s | 24.98 billion million passenger-km | 14.50 billion million passenger-km | 10.48 billion million passenger-km | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher passenger-kilometers by rail, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 27.69 billion million passenger-km against 17.00 billion million passenger-km in Spain as of 2021.
- What is the difference in passenger-kilometers by rail between Italy and Spain?
- 10.69 billion million passenger-km, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for passenger-kilometers by rail?
- Italy ranks 10th and Spain ranks 13th 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.