Malaysia vs Viet Nam: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Malaysia
2.32 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2018
Viet Nam
3.17 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2019
Malaysia rank
36th
Viet Nam rank
34th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Malaysia
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 3.17 billion passenger-kilometers against 2.32 billion passenger-kilometers in Malaysia, a difference of 853.00 million passenger-kilometers.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.4 times Malaysia's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 36th and Viet Nam ranks 34th of 63 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.37 billion passenger-kilometers | 2.43 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.06 billion passenger-kilometers | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 1.96 billion passenger-kilometers | 4.10 billion passenger-kilometers | 2.14 billion passenger-kilometers | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 2.30 billion passenger-kilometers | 4.13 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.83 billion passenger-kilometers | Viet Nam |
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 Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 3.17 billion passenger-kilometers against 2.32 billion passenger-kilometers in Malaysia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Malaysia and Viet Nam?
- 853.00 million passenger-kilometers, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Viet Nam?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
- How do Malaysia and Viet Nam rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Malaysia ranks 36th and Viet Nam ranks 34th 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.