France vs Japan: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
France
117.85 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Japan
289.89 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2021
France rank
4th
Japan rank
3rd
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 289.89 billion passenger-kilometers against 117.85 billion passenger-kilometers in France, a difference of 172.04 billion passenger-kilometers.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.5 times France's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
France ranks 4th and Japan ranks 3rd of 63 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.85 billion passenger-kilometers | 309.66 billion passenger-kilometers | 261.81 billion passenger-kilometers | Japan |
| 1980s | 59.28 billion passenger-kilometers | 333.29 billion passenger-kilometers | 274.01 billion passenger-kilometers | Japan |
| 1990s | 72.03 billion passenger-kilometers | 396.06 billion passenger-kilometers | 324.03 billion passenger-kilometers | Japan |
| 2000s | 91.20 billion passenger-kilometers | 391.31 billion passenger-kilometers | 300.11 billion passenger-kilometers | Japan |
| 2010s | 106.32 billion passenger-kilometers | 419.46 billion passenger-kilometers | 313.14 billion passenger-kilometers | Japan |
| 2020s | 75.62 billion passenger-kilometers | 276.55 billion passenger-kilometers | 200.93 billion passenger-kilometers | Japan |
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 Japan?
- Japan, at 289.89 billion passenger-kilometers against 117.85 billion passenger-kilometers in France as of 2021.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between France and Japan?
- 172.04 billion passenger-kilometers, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- France ranks 4th and Japan ranks 3rd 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.