Belgium vs Sweden: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Belgium
9.68 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Sweden
12.88 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Belgium rank
20th
Sweden rank
19th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Belgium
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 12.88 billion passenger-kilometers against 9.68 billion passenger-kilometers in Belgium, a difference of 3.19 billion passenger-kilometers.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 19th of 63 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.97 billion passenger-kilometers | 5.18 billion passenger-kilometers | 2.79 billion passenger-kilometers | Belgium |
| 1980s | 6.57 billion passenger-kilometers | 6.76 billion passenger-kilometers | 190.50 million passenger-kilometers | Sweden |
| 1990s | 6.84 billion passenger-kilometers | 6.72 billion passenger-kilometers | 122.00 million passenger-kilometers | Belgium |
| 2000s | 9.05 billion passenger-kilometers | 9.46 billion passenger-kilometers | 410.80 million passenger-kilometers | Sweden |
| 2010s | 10.57 billion passenger-kilometers | 12.52 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.95 billion passenger-kilometers | Sweden |
| 2020s | 8.02 billion passenger-kilometers | 9.68 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.66 billion 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, Belgium or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 12.88 billion passenger-kilometers against 9.68 billion passenger-kilometers in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Belgium and Sweden?
- 3.19 billion passenger-kilometers, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Belgium ranks 20th 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.