Bulgaria vs Greece: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Bulgaria
1.60 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Greece
1.12 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
41st
Greece rank
43rd
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Bulgaria
- Greece
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.60 billion passenger-kilometers against 1.12 billion passenger-kilometers in Greece, a difference of 486.00 million passenger-kilometers.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.4 times Greece's.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 41st and Greece ranks 43rd of 63 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.96 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.58 billion passenger-kilometers | 5.38 billion passenger-kilometers | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 7.55 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.74 billion passenger-kilometers | 5.81 billion passenger-kilometers | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 5.32 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.79 billion passenger-kilometers | 3.52 billion passenger-kilometers | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 2.57 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.72 billion passenger-kilometers | 852.50 million passenger-kilometers | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.70 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.09 billion passenger-kilometers | 614.90 million passenger-kilometers | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.31 billion passenger-kilometers | 803.33 million passenger-kilometers | 505.67 million passenger-kilometers | Bulgaria |
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, Bulgaria or Greece?
- Bulgaria, at 1.60 billion passenger-kilometers against 1.12 billion passenger-kilometers in Greece as of 2022.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Bulgaria and Greece?
- 486.00 million passenger-kilometers, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Bulgaria ranks 41st and Greece ranks 43rd 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.