Spain vs Switzerland: Passenger-kilometers by rail
Spain
17.00 billion million passenger-km
in 2021
Switzerland
14.31 billion million passenger-km
in 2021
Spain rank
13th
Switzerland rank
16th
Passenger-kilometers by rail over time
- Spain
- Switzerland
How they compare
Spain currently reports 17.00 billion million passenger-km against 14.31 billion million passenger-km in Switzerland, a difference of 2.69 billion million passenger-km.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 13th and Switzerland ranks 16th of 101 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.96 billion million passenger-km | 12.06 billion million passenger-km | 5.90 billion million passenger-km | Spain |
| 2000s | 21.64 billion million passenger-km | 15.60 billion million passenger-km | 6.04 billion million passenger-km | Spain |
| 2010s | 25.42 billion million passenger-km | 20.18 billion million passenger-km | 5.24 billion million passenger-km | Spain |
| 2020s | 14.50 billion million passenger-km | 13.82 billion million passenger-km | 679.25 million million passenger-km | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher passenger-kilometers by rail, Spain or Switzerland?
- Spain, at 17.00 billion million passenger-km against 14.31 billion million passenger-km in Switzerland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in passenger-kilometers by rail between Spain and Switzerland?
- 2.69 billion million passenger-km, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for passenger-kilometers by rail?
- Spain ranks 13th and Switzerland ranks 16th 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.