Denmark vs Finland: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Denmark
6.56 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2018
Finland
4.57 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Denmark rank
27th
Finland rank
30th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Denmark
- Finland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 6.56 billion passenger-kilometers against 4.57 billion passenger-kilometers in Finland, a difference of 1.99 billion passenger-kilometers.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.4 times Finland's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 27th and Finland ranks 30th of 63 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.32 billion passenger-kilometers | 2.80 billion passenger-kilometers | 513.70 million passenger-kilometers | Denmark |
| 1980s | 4.67 billion passenger-kilometers | 3.17 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.49 billion passenger-kilometers | Denmark |
| 1990s | 4.85 billion passenger-kilometers | 3.23 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.62 billion passenger-kilometers | Denmark |
| 2000s | 6.06 billion passenger-kilometers | 3.54 billion passenger-kilometers | 2.52 billion passenger-kilometers | Denmark |
| 2010s | 6.78 billion passenger-kilometers | 4.07 billion passenger-kilometers | 2.71 billion passenger-kilometers | Denmark |
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, Denmark or Finland?
- Denmark, at 6.56 billion passenger-kilometers against 4.57 billion passenger-kilometers in Finland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Denmark and Finland?
- 1.99 billion passenger-kilometers, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Finland?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Denmark and Finland rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Denmark ranks 27th and Finland ranks 30th 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.