Australia vs Hungary: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road

Australia
8.18 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Hungary
7.82 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Australia rank
25th
Hungary rank
26th

Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time

  • Australia
  • Hungary
5.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B197019962022

How they compare

Australia currently reports 8.18 billion passenger-kilometers against 7.82 billion passenger-kilometers in Hungary, a difference of 367.00 million passenger-kilometers.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Hungary ahead.

Australia ranks 25th and Hungary ranks 26th of 63 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Hungary in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Hungary Difference Ahead
1970s 10.26 billion passenger-kilometers 14.64 billion passenger-kilometers 4.38 billion passenger-kilometers Hungary
1980s 8.96 billion passenger-kilometers 11.98 billion passenger-kilometers 3.02 billion passenger-kilometers Hungary
1990s 10.19 billion passenger-kilometers 9.18 billion passenger-kilometers 1.02 billion passenger-kilometers Australia
2000s 12.38 billion passenger-kilometers 9.56 billion passenger-kilometers 2.82 billion passenger-kilometers Australia
2010s 15.74 billion passenger-kilometers 7.74 billion passenger-kilometers 8.00 billion passenger-kilometers Australia
2020s 10.40 billion passenger-kilometers 6.04 billion passenger-kilometers 4.36 billion passenger-kilometers Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road, Australia or Hungary?
Australia, at 8.18 billion passenger-kilometers against 7.82 billion passenger-kilometers in Hungary as of 2022.
What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Australia and Hungary?
367.00 million passenger-kilometers, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Hungary?
53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Australia and Hungary rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
Australia ranks 25th and Hungary ranks 26th of 63 countries.
Where does this data come from?
OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Unit
passenger-kilometers
Source
OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
63 places, 2,649 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Number of kilometers traveled by passengers by rail.