Netherlands vs Spain: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Netherlands
17.10 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Spain
17.48 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2021
Netherlands rank
15th
Spain rank
14th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 17.48 billion passenger-kilometers against 17.10 billion passenger-kilometers in Netherlands, a difference of 377.00 million passenger-kilometers.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 15th and Spain ranks 14th of 63 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.23 billion passenger-kilometers | 17.08 billion passenger-kilometers | 8.85 billion passenger-kilometers | Spain |
| 1980s | 9.22 billion passenger-kilometers | 16.28 billion passenger-kilometers | 7.06 billion passenger-kilometers | Spain |
| 1990s | 13.54 billion passenger-kilometers | 17.29 billion passenger-kilometers | 3.76 billion passenger-kilometers | Spain |
| 2000s | 15.19 billion passenger-kilometers | 21.64 billion passenger-kilometers | 6.45 billion passenger-kilometers | Spain |
| 2010s | 17.36 billion passenger-kilometers | 25.42 billion passenger-kilometers | 8.06 billion passenger-kilometers | Spain |
| 2020s | 10.05 billion passenger-kilometers | 14.73 billion passenger-kilometers | 4.68 billion passenger-kilometers | Spain |
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, Netherlands or Spain?
- Spain, at 17.48 billion passenger-kilometers against 17.10 billion passenger-kilometers in Netherlands as of 2021.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Netherlands and Spain?
- 377.00 million passenger-kilometers, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Netherlands ranks 15th and Spain ranks 14th 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.