Malaysia vs Myanmar: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Malaysia
2.32 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2018
Myanmar
2.25 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2018
Malaysia rank
36th
Myanmar rank
37th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 2.32 billion passenger-kilometers against 2.25 billion passenger-kilometers in Myanmar, a difference of 62.00 million passenger-kilometers.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Myanmar ahead.
Malaysia ranks 36th and Myanmar ranks 37th of 63 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.37 billion passenger-kilometers | 4.06 billion passenger-kilometers | 2.69 billion passenger-kilometers | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 1.70 billion passenger-kilometers | 4.43 billion passenger-kilometers | 2.73 billion passenger-kilometers | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 2.30 billion passenger-kilometers | 5.58 billion passenger-kilometers | 3.28 billion passenger-kilometers | Myanmar |
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, Malaysia or Myanmar?
- Malaysia, at 2.32 billion passenger-kilometers against 2.25 billion passenger-kilometers in Myanmar as of 2018.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Malaysia and Myanmar?
- 62.00 million passenger-kilometers, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Myanmar?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
- How do Malaysia and Myanmar rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Malaysia ranks 36th and Myanmar ranks 37th 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.