India vs Japan: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road

India
1.16 trillion passenger-kilometers
in 2017
Japan
289.89 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2021
India rank
2nd
Japan rank
3rd

Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time

  • India
  • Japan
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How they compare

India currently reports 1.16 trillion passenger-kilometers against 289.89 billion passenger-kilometers in Japan, a difference of 871.44 billion passenger-kilometers.

That makes India's figure about 4.0 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

India ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 3rd of 63 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 343.94 billion passenger-kilometers 396.06 billion passenger-kilometers 52.12 billion passenger-kilometers Japan
2000s 640.36 billion passenger-kilometers 391.31 billion passenger-kilometers 249.05 billion passenger-kilometers India
2010s 1.11 trillion passenger-kilometers 414.74 billion passenger-kilometers 693.38 billion 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, India or Japan?
India, at 1.16 trillion passenger-kilometers against 289.89 billion passenger-kilometers in Japan as of 2017.
What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between India and Japan?
871.44 billion passenger-kilometers, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do India and Japan rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
India ranks 2nd 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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Indicator
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Unit
passenger-kilometers
Source
OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
63 places, 2,649 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Number of kilometers traveled by passengers by rail.