France vs Germany: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
France
117.85 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Germany
57.53 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2021
France rank
4th
Germany rank
7th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
France currently reports 117.85 billion passenger-kilometers against 57.53 billion passenger-kilometers in Germany, a difference of 60.32 billion passenger-kilometers.
That makes France's figure about 2.0 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was France ahead.
France ranks 4th and Germany ranks 7th of 63 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.85 billion passenger-kilometers | 39.11 billion passenger-kilometers | 8.75 billion passenger-kilometers | France |
| 1980s | 59.28 billion passenger-kilometers | 40.56 billion passenger-kilometers | 18.72 billion passenger-kilometers | France |
| 1990s | 72.03 billion passenger-kilometers | 64.53 billion passenger-kilometers | 7.50 billion passenger-kilometers | France |
| 2000s | 91.20 billion passenger-kilometers | 76.64 billion passenger-kilometers | 14.56 billion passenger-kilometers | France |
| 2010s | 106.32 billion passenger-kilometers | 92.02 billion passenger-kilometers | 14.30 billion passenger-kilometers | France |
| 2020s | 75.62 billion passenger-kilometers | 58.18 billion passenger-kilometers | 17.44 billion passenger-kilometers | France |
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, France or Germany?
- France, at 117.85 billion passenger-kilometers against 57.53 billion passenger-kilometers in Germany as of 2022.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between France and Germany?
- 60.32 billion passenger-kilometers, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- France ranks 4th and Germany ranks 7th 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.