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
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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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Indicator
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Unit
passenger-kilometers
Source
OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
63 places, 2,649 data points, 1970–2022
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Number of kilometers traveled by passengers by rail.