Bulgaria vs Ireland: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Bulgaria
1.60 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Ireland
1.75 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
41st
Ireland rank
40th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Bulgaria
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.75 billion passenger-kilometers against 1.60 billion passenger-kilometers in Bulgaria, a difference of 145.00 million passenger-kilometers.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 41st and Ireland ranks 40th of 63 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.96 billion passenger-kilometers | 882.20 million passenger-kilometers | 6.08 billion passenger-kilometers | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 7.55 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.04 billion passenger-kilometers | 6.52 billion passenger-kilometers | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 5.32 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.31 billion passenger-kilometers | 4.00 billion passenger-kilometers | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 2.57 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.70 billion passenger-kilometers | 866.10 million passenger-kilometers | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.70 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.91 billion passenger-kilometers | 203.40 million passenger-kilometers | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.31 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.15 billion passenger-kilometers | 158.33 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 Ireland?
- Ireland, at 1.75 billion passenger-kilometers against 1.60 billion passenger-kilometers in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Bulgaria and Ireland?
- 145.00 million passenger-kilometers, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ireland?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Ireland rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Bulgaria ranks 41st and Ireland ranks 40th 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.