Germany vs South Korea: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Germany
57.53 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2021
South Korea
100.38 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2019
Germany rank
7th
South Korea rank
5th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Germany
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 100.38 billion passenger-kilometers against 57.53 billion passenger-kilometers in Germany, a difference of 42.85 billion passenger-kilometers.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.7 times Germany's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 7th and South Korea ranks 5th of 63 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.11 billion passenger-kilometers | 13.89 billion passenger-kilometers | 25.21 billion passenger-kilometers | Germany |
| 1980s | 40.56 billion passenger-kilometers | 27.67 billion passenger-kilometers | 12.89 billion passenger-kilometers | Germany |
| 1990s | 64.53 billion passenger-kilometers | 44.48 billion passenger-kilometers | 20.05 billion passenger-kilometers | Germany |
| 2000s | 76.64 billion passenger-kilometers | 54.25 billion passenger-kilometers | 22.39 billion passenger-kilometers | Germany |
| 2010s | 92.02 billion passenger-kilometers | 76.35 billion passenger-kilometers | 15.67 billion passenger-kilometers | Germany |
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, Germany or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 100.38 billion passenger-kilometers against 57.53 billion passenger-kilometers in Germany as of 2019.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Germany and South Korea?
- 42.85 billion passenger-kilometers, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and South Korea?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Germany and South Korea rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Germany ranks 7th and South Korea ranks 5th 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.