Italy vs Türkiye: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road

Italy
46.50 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Türkiye
19.79 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Italy rank
9th
Türkiye rank
12th

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

  • Italy
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 46.50 billion passenger-kilometers against 19.79 billion passenger-kilometers in Türkiye, a difference of 26.71 billion passenger-kilometers.

That makes Italy's figure about 2.3 times Türkiye's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 9th and Türkiye ranks 12th of 63 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 36.67 billion passenger-kilometers 5.44 billion passenger-kilometers 31.23 billion passenger-kilometers Italy
1980s 40.42 billion passenger-kilometers 6.18 billion passenger-kilometers 34.24 billion passenger-kilometers Italy
1990s 43.73 billion passenger-kilometers 6.14 billion passenger-kilometers 37.60 billion passenger-kilometers Italy
2000s 48.20 billion passenger-kilometers 5.41 billion passenger-kilometers 42.80 billion passenger-kilometers Italy
2010s 50.92 billion passenger-kilometers 8.08 billion passenger-kilometers 42.83 billion passenger-kilometers Italy
2020s 32.15 billion passenger-kilometers 12.92 billion passenger-kilometers 19.24 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 Türkiye?
Italy, at 46.50 billion passenger-kilometers against 19.79 billion passenger-kilometers in Türkiye as of 2022.
What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Italy and Türkiye?
26.71 billion passenger-kilometers, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Türkiye?
53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Italy and Türkiye rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
Italy ranks 9th and Türkiye ranks 12th 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
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Number of kilometers traveled by passengers by rail.