Italy vs Poland: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Italy
46.50 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Poland
23.83 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Italy rank
9th
Poland rank
10th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Italy
- Poland
How they compare
Italy currently reports 46.50 billion passenger-kilometers against 23.83 billion passenger-kilometers in Poland, a difference of 22.67 billion passenger-kilometers.
That makes Italy's figure about 2.0 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Poland ahead.
Italy ranks 9th and Poland ranks 10th of 63 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.67 billion passenger-kilometers | 41.63 billion passenger-kilometers | 4.96 billion passenger-kilometers | Poland |
| 1980s | 40.42 billion passenger-kilometers | 50.40 billion passenger-kilometers | 9.98 billion passenger-kilometers | Poland |
| 1990s | 43.73 billion passenger-kilometers | 31.24 billion passenger-kilometers | 12.49 billion passenger-kilometers | Italy |
| 2000s | 48.20 billion passenger-kilometers | 20.10 billion passenger-kilometers | 28.10 billion passenger-kilometers | Italy |
| 2010s | 50.92 billion passenger-kilometers | 18.67 billion passenger-kilometers | 32.25 billion passenger-kilometers | Italy |
| 2020s | 32.15 billion passenger-kilometers | 17.43 billion passenger-kilometers | 14.72 billion passenger-kilometers | Italy |
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, Italy or Poland?
- Italy, at 46.50 billion passenger-kilometers against 23.83 billion passenger-kilometers in Poland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Italy and Poland?
- 22.67 billion passenger-kilometers, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Poland rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Italy ranks 9th and Poland ranks 10th 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.