Italy vs United States of America: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Italy
46.50 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
United States of America
21.20 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Italy rank
9th
United States of America rank
11th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Italy
- United States of America
How they compare
Italy currently reports 46.50 billion passenger-kilometers against 21.20 billion passenger-kilometers in United States of America, a difference of 25.30 billion passenger-kilometers.
That makes Italy's figure about 2.2 times United States of America's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 11th of 63 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.69 billion passenger-kilometers | 18.77 billion passenger-kilometers | 20.92 billion passenger-kilometers | Italy |
| 1980s | 40.42 billion passenger-kilometers | 23.95 billion passenger-kilometers | 16.47 billion passenger-kilometers | Italy |
| 1990s | 43.73 billion passenger-kilometers | 22.55 billion passenger-kilometers | 21.18 billion passenger-kilometers | Italy |
| 2000s | 48.20 billion passenger-kilometers | 27.15 billion passenger-kilometers | 21.05 billion passenger-kilometers | Italy |
| 2010s | 50.92 billion passenger-kilometers | 34.24 billion passenger-kilometers | 16.68 billion passenger-kilometers | Italy |
| 2020s | 32.15 billion passenger-kilometers | 16.27 billion passenger-kilometers | 15.88 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 United States of America?
- Italy, at 46.50 billion passenger-kilometers against 21.20 billion passenger-kilometers in United States of America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Italy and United States of America?
- 25.30 billion passenger-kilometers, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States of America?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
- How do Italy and United States of America rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Italy ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 11th 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.