Ireland vs Israel: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Ireland
1.75 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Israel
1.96 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2021
Ireland rank
40th
Israel rank
38th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Ireland
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 1.96 billion passenger-kilometers against 1.75 billion passenger-kilometers in Ireland, a difference of 208.00 million passenger-kilometers.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 40th and Israel ranks 38th of 63 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Israel in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 896.33 million passenger-kilometers | 303.78 million passenger-kilometers | 592.56 million passenger-kilometers | Ireland |
| 1980s | 1.04 billion passenger-kilometers | 203.00 million passenger-kilometers | 832.70 million passenger-kilometers | Ireland |
| 1990s | 1.31 billion passenger-kilometers | 274.50 million passenger-kilometers | 1.04 billion passenger-kilometers | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.70 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.46 billion passenger-kilometers | 243.30 million passenger-kilometers | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.91 billion passenger-kilometers | 2.55 billion passenger-kilometers | 648.00 million passenger-kilometers | Israel |
| 2020s | 852.00 million passenger-kilometers | 1.60 billion passenger-kilometers | 752.50 million passenger-kilometers | Israel |
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, Ireland or Israel?
- Israel, at 1.96 billion passenger-kilometers against 1.75 billion passenger-kilometers in Ireland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Ireland and Israel?
- 208.00 million passenger-kilometers, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Israel?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Ireland and Israel rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Ireland ranks 40th and Israel ranks 38th 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.