Greece vs Ireland: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Greece
1.12 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Ireland
1.75 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Greece rank
43rd
Ireland rank
40th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Greece
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.75 billion passenger-kilometers against 1.12 billion passenger-kilometers in Greece, a difference of 631.00 million passenger-kilometers.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.6 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 43rd and Ireland ranks 40th of 63 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.58 billion passenger-kilometers | 882.20 million passenger-kilometers | 697.40 million passenger-kilometers | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.74 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.04 billion passenger-kilometers | 703.30 million passenger-kilometers | Greece |
| 1990s | 1.79 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.31 billion passenger-kilometers | 478.00 million passenger-kilometers | Greece |
| 2000s | 1.72 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.70 billion passenger-kilometers | 13.60 million passenger-kilometers | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.09 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.91 billion passenger-kilometers | 818.30 million passenger-kilometers | Ireland |
| 2020s | 803.33 million passenger-kilometers | 1.15 billion passenger-kilometers | 347.33 million passenger-kilometers | Ireland |
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, Greece or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 1.75 billion passenger-kilometers against 1.12 billion passenger-kilometers in Greece as of 2022.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Greece and Ireland?
- 631.00 million passenger-kilometers, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Ireland?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Ireland rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Greece ranks 43rd and Ireland ranks 40th 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.