China vs France: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
China
1.47 trillion passenger-kilometers
in 2019
France
117.85 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
China rank
1st
France rank
4th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- China
- France
How they compare
China currently reports 1.47 trillion passenger-kilometers against 117.85 billion passenger-kilometers in France, a difference of 1.35 trillion passenger-kilometers.
That makes China's figure about 12.5 times France's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and France ranks 4th of 63 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 109.32 billion passenger-kilometers | 53.66 billion passenger-kilometers | 55.66 billion passenger-kilometers | China |
| 1980s | 189.97 billion passenger-kilometers | 57.81 billion passenger-kilometers | 132.16 billion passenger-kilometers | China |
| 1990s | 341.00 billion passenger-kilometers | 72.03 billion passenger-kilometers | 268.97 billion passenger-kilometers | China |
| 2000s | 603.27 billion passenger-kilometers | 91.20 billion passenger-kilometers | 512.07 billion passenger-kilometers | China |
| 2010s | 1.17 trillion passenger-kilometers | 106.32 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.06 trillion passenger-kilometers | China |
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, China or France?
- China, at 1.47 trillion passenger-kilometers against 117.85 billion passenger-kilometers in France as of 2019.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between China and France?
- 1.35 trillion passenger-kilometers, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and France?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2019.
- How do China and France rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- China ranks 1st and France ranks 4th 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.