Australia vs Romania: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Australia
8.18 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Romania
5.91 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2019
Australia rank
25th
Romania rank
28th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Australia
- Romania
How they compare
Australia currently reports 8.18 billion passenger-kilometers against 5.91 billion passenger-kilometers in Romania, a difference of 2.28 billion passenger-kilometers.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Romania ahead.
Australia ranks 25th and Romania ranks 28th of 63 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.26 billion passenger-kilometers | 21.46 billion passenger-kilometers | 11.20 billion passenger-kilometers | Romania |
| 1980s | 8.96 billion passenger-kilometers | 29.66 billion passenger-kilometers | 20.70 billion passenger-kilometers | Romania |
| 1990s | 10.19 billion passenger-kilometers | 19.68 billion passenger-kilometers | 9.48 billion passenger-kilometers | Romania |
| 2000s | 12.38 billion passenger-kilometers | 8.49 billion passenger-kilometers | 3.89 billion passenger-kilometers | Australia |
| 2010s | 15.74 billion passenger-kilometers | 5.18 billion passenger-kilometers | 10.56 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 Romania?
- Australia, at 8.18 billion passenger-kilometers against 5.91 billion passenger-kilometers in Romania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Australia and Romania?
- 2.28 billion passenger-kilometers, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Romania?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Australia and Romania rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Australia ranks 25th and Romania ranks 28th 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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About this data
Number of kilometers traveled by passengers by rail.