Austria vs Netherlands: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Austria
12.93 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Netherlands
17.10 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Austria rank
18th
Netherlands rank
15th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Austria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 17.10 billion passenger-kilometers against 12.93 billion passenger-kilometers in Austria, a difference of 4.17 billion passenger-kilometers.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Austria's.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 63 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.65 billion passenger-kilometers | 8.23 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.58 billion passenger-kilometers | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 7.40 billion passenger-kilometers | 9.22 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.82 billion passenger-kilometers | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 8.93 billion passenger-kilometers | 13.54 billion passenger-kilometers | 4.60 billion passenger-kilometers | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 9.01 billion passenger-kilometers | 15.19 billion passenger-kilometers | 6.17 billion passenger-kilometers | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 12.09 billion passenger-kilometers | 17.36 billion passenger-kilometers | 5.27 billion passenger-kilometers | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 9.59 billion passenger-kilometers | 12.40 billion passenger-kilometers | 2.81 billion passenger-kilometers | Netherlands |
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, Austria or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 17.10 billion passenger-kilometers against 12.93 billion passenger-kilometers in Austria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Austria and Netherlands?
- 4.17 billion passenger-kilometers, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Netherlands?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Austria and Netherlands rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Austria ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 15th 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.