India vs South Korea: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
India
1.16 trillion passenger-kilometers
in 2017
South Korea
100.38 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2019
India rank
2nd
South Korea rank
5th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- India
- South Korea
How they compare
India currently reports 1.16 trillion passenger-kilometers against 100.38 billion passenger-kilometers in South Korea, a difference of 1.06 trillion passenger-kilometers.
That makes India's figure about 11.6 times South Korea's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd and South Korea ranks 5th of 63 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 343.94 billion passenger-kilometers | 44.48 billion passenger-kilometers | 299.45 billion passenger-kilometers | India |
| 2000s | 640.36 billion passenger-kilometers | 54.25 billion passenger-kilometers | 586.11 billion passenger-kilometers | India |
| 2010s | 1.11 trillion passenger-kilometers | 71.37 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.04 trillion 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 South Korea?
- India, at 1.16 trillion passenger-kilometers against 100.38 billion passenger-kilometers in South Korea as of 2017.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between India and South Korea?
- 1.06 trillion passenger-kilometers, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and South Korea?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do India and South Korea rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- India ranks 2nd 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.