France vs India: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
France
117.85 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
India
1.16 trillion passenger-kilometers
in 2017
France rank
4th
India rank
2nd
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- France
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 1.16 trillion passenger-kilometers against 117.85 billion passenger-kilometers in France, a difference of 1.04 trillion passenger-kilometers.
That makes India's figure about 9.9 times France's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
France ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd of 63 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.03 billion passenger-kilometers | 343.94 billion passenger-kilometers | 271.91 billion passenger-kilometers | India |
| 2000s | 91.20 billion passenger-kilometers | 640.36 billion passenger-kilometers | 549.16 billion passenger-kilometers | India |
| 2010s | 105.38 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.11 trillion passenger-kilometers | 1.00 trillion passenger-kilometers | India |
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 India?
- India, at 1.16 trillion passenger-kilometers against 117.85 billion passenger-kilometers in France as of 2017.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between France and India?
- 1.04 trillion passenger-kilometers, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and India?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do France and India rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- France ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd 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.