Netherlands vs Switzerland: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Netherlands
17.10 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Switzerland
19.34 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Netherlands rank
15th
Switzerland rank
13th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 19.34 billion passenger-kilometers against 17.10 billion passenger-kilometers in Netherlands, a difference of 2.24 billion passenger-kilometers.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.
Netherlands ranks 15th and Switzerland ranks 13th of 63 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.23 billion passenger-kilometers | 9.41 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.18 billion passenger-kilometers | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 9.22 billion passenger-kilometers | 10.53 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.31 billion passenger-kilometers | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 13.54 billion passenger-kilometers | 12.72 billion passenger-kilometers | 811.60 million passenger-kilometers | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 15.19 billion passenger-kilometers | 15.60 billion passenger-kilometers | 413.70 million passenger-kilometers | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 17.36 billion passenger-kilometers | 20.18 billion passenger-kilometers | 2.82 billion passenger-kilometers | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 12.40 billion passenger-kilometers | 15.66 billion passenger-kilometers | 3.26 billion passenger-kilometers | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 19.34 billion passenger-kilometers against 17.10 billion passenger-kilometers in Netherlands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 2.24 billion passenger-kilometers, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Netherlands ranks 15th and Switzerland ranks 13th 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.