Austria vs Sweden: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Austria
12.93 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Sweden
12.88 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Austria rank
18th
Sweden rank
19th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Austria currently reports 12.93 billion passenger-kilometers against 12.88 billion passenger-kilometers in Sweden, a difference of 54.00 million passenger-kilometers.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 19th of 63 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.65 billion passenger-kilometers | 5.18 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.48 billion passenger-kilometers | Austria |
| 1980s | 7.40 billion passenger-kilometers | 6.76 billion passenger-kilometers | 644.70 million passenger-kilometers | Austria |
| 1990s | 8.93 billion passenger-kilometers | 6.72 billion passenger-kilometers | 2.21 billion passenger-kilometers | Austria |
| 2000s | 9.01 billion passenger-kilometers | 9.46 billion passenger-kilometers | 449.60 million passenger-kilometers | Sweden |
| 2010s | 12.09 billion passenger-kilometers | 12.52 billion passenger-kilometers | 429.30 million passenger-kilometers | Sweden |
| 2020s | 9.59 billion passenger-kilometers | 9.68 billion passenger-kilometers | 84.00 million passenger-kilometers | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Austria, at 12.93 billion passenger-kilometers against 12.88 billion passenger-kilometers in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Austria and Sweden?
- 54.00 million passenger-kilometers, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Austria ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 19th 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.