Israel vs Malaysia: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road

Israel
1.96 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2021
Malaysia
2.32 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2018
Israel rank
38th
Malaysia rank
36th

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

  • Israel
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 2.32 billion passenger-kilometers against 1.96 billion passenger-kilometers in Israel, a difference of 361.00 million passenger-kilometers.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Malaysia ahead.

Israel ranks 38th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 63 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 347.80 million passenger-kilometers 1.37 billion passenger-kilometers 1.02 billion passenger-kilometers Malaysia
2000s 1.46 billion passenger-kilometers 1.96 billion passenger-kilometers 499.70 million passenger-kilometers Malaysia
2010s 2.44 billion passenger-kilometers 2.30 billion passenger-kilometers 136.89 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, Israel or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 2.32 billion passenger-kilometers against 1.96 billion passenger-kilometers in Israel as of 2018.
What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Israel and Malaysia?
361.00 million passenger-kilometers, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Malaysia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Israel and Malaysia rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
Israel ranks 38th and Malaysia ranks 36th 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.