Germany vs Russian Federation: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Germany
57.53 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2021
Russian Federation
78.57 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2020
Germany rank
7th
Russian Federation rank
6th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Germany
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 78.57 billion passenger-kilometers against 57.53 billion passenger-kilometers in Germany, a difference of 21.04 billion passenger-kilometers.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.4 times Germany's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 7th and Russian Federation ranks 6th of 63 countries.
Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.11 billion passenger-kilometers | 215.09 billion passenger-kilometers | 175.98 billion passenger-kilometers | Russian Federation |
| 1980s | 40.56 billion passenger-kilometers | 248.92 billion passenger-kilometers | 208.36 billion passenger-kilometers | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | 64.53 billion passenger-kilometers | 211.96 billion passenger-kilometers | 147.43 billion passenger-kilometers | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 76.64 billion passenger-kilometers | 165.12 billion passenger-kilometers | 88.47 billion passenger-kilometers | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 92.02 billion passenger-kilometers | 132.33 billion passenger-kilometers | 40.31 billion passenger-kilometers | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 58.82 billion passenger-kilometers | 78.57 billion passenger-kilometers | 19.75 billion passenger-kilometers | Russian Federation |
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 Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 78.57 billion passenger-kilometers against 57.53 billion passenger-kilometers in Germany as of 2020.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Germany and Russian Federation?
- 21.04 billion passenger-kilometers, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Russian Federation?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Germany and Russian Federation rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Germany ranks 7th and Russian Federation ranks 6th 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.