Italy vs Russian Federation: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Italy
46.50 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Russian Federation
78.57 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2020
Italy rank
9th
Russian Federation rank
6th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Italy
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 78.57 billion passenger-kilometers against 46.50 billion passenger-kilometers in Italy, a difference of 32.08 billion passenger-kilometers.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.7 times Italy's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 9th and Russian Federation ranks 6th of 63 countries.
Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.67 billion passenger-kilometers | 215.09 billion passenger-kilometers | 178.42 billion passenger-kilometers | Russian Federation |
| 1980s | 40.42 billion passenger-kilometers | 248.92 billion passenger-kilometers | 208.50 billion passenger-kilometers | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | 43.73 billion passenger-kilometers | 211.96 billion passenger-kilometers | 168.22 billion passenger-kilometers | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 48.20 billion passenger-kilometers | 165.12 billion passenger-kilometers | 116.91 billion passenger-kilometers | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 50.92 billion passenger-kilometers | 132.33 billion passenger-kilometers | 81.41 billion passenger-kilometers | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 22.27 billion passenger-kilometers | 78.57 billion passenger-kilometers | 56.30 billion passenger-kilometers | Russian Federation |
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 Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 78.57 billion passenger-kilometers against 46.50 billion passenger-kilometers in Italy as of 2020.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Italy and Russian Federation?
- 32.08 billion passenger-kilometers, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Russian Federation?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Italy and Russian Federation rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Italy ranks 9th and Russian Federation ranks 6th 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.