Republic of Korea vs Russian Federation: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Republic of Korea
100.38 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2019
Russian Federation
78.57 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2020
Republic of Korea rank
5th
Russian Federation rank
6th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Republic of Korea
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 100.38 billion passenger-kilometers against 78.57 billion passenger-kilometers in Russian Federation, a difference of 21.81 billion passenger-kilometers.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.3 times Russian Federation's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.
Republic of Korea ranks 5th and Russian Federation ranks 6th of 63 countries.
Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.89 billion passenger-kilometers | 215.09 billion passenger-kilometers | 201.20 billion passenger-kilometers | Russian Federation |
| 1980s | 27.67 billion passenger-kilometers | 248.92 billion passenger-kilometers | 221.25 billion passenger-kilometers | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | 44.48 billion passenger-kilometers | 211.96 billion passenger-kilometers | 167.47 billion passenger-kilometers | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 54.25 billion passenger-kilometers | 165.12 billion passenger-kilometers | 110.86 billion passenger-kilometers | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 76.35 billion passenger-kilometers | 132.33 billion passenger-kilometers | 55.98 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, Republic of Korea or Russian Federation?
- Republic of Korea, at 100.38 billion passenger-kilometers against 78.57 billion passenger-kilometers in Russian Federation as of 2019.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Republic of Korea and Russian Federation?
- 21.81 billion passenger-kilometers, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Russian Federation?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Republic of Korea and Russian Federation rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Republic of Korea ranks 5th 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.