Australia vs Thailand: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Australia
8.18 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Thailand
9.06 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2019
Australia rank
25th
Thailand rank
22nd
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Australia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 9.06 billion passenger-kilometers against 8.18 billion passenger-kilometers in Australia, a difference of 879.00 million passenger-kilometers.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Thailand ahead.
Australia ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 22nd of 63 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.59 billion passenger-kilometers | 11.56 billion passenger-kilometers | 977.80 million passenger-kilometers | Thailand |
| 2000s | 12.38 billion passenger-kilometers | 9.99 billion passenger-kilometers | 2.39 billion passenger-kilometers | Australia |
| 2010s | 15.74 billion passenger-kilometers | 8.94 billion passenger-kilometers | 6.80 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 Thailand?
- Thailand, at 9.06 billion passenger-kilometers against 8.18 billion passenger-kilometers in Australia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Australia and Thailand?
- 879.00 million passenger-kilometers, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Thailand?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
- How do Australia and Thailand rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Australia ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 22nd 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.