Canada vs Ireland: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Canada
1.21 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Ireland
1.75 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Canada rank
42nd
Ireland rank
40th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Canada
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.75 billion passenger-kilometers against 1.21 billion passenger-kilometers in Canada, a difference of 543.00 million passenger-kilometers.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.5 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 42nd and Ireland ranks 40th of 63 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.44 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.37 billion passenger-kilometers | 69.60 million passenger-kilometers | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.49 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.70 billion passenger-kilometers | 212.30 million passenger-kilometers | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.44 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.91 billion passenger-kilometers | 462.90 million passenger-kilometers | Ireland |
| 2020s | 655.67 million passenger-kilometers | 1.15 billion passenger-kilometers | 495.00 million passenger-kilometers | Ireland |
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, Canada or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 1.75 billion passenger-kilometers against 1.21 billion passenger-kilometers in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Canada and Ireland?
- 543.00 million passenger-kilometers, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ireland?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Ireland rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Canada ranks 42nd 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.