Poland vs Switzerland: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Poland
23.83 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Switzerland
19.34 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Poland rank
10th
Switzerland rank
13th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Poland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 23.83 billion passenger-kilometers against 19.34 billion passenger-kilometers in Switzerland, a difference of 4.49 billion passenger-kilometers.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 13th of 63 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.63 billion passenger-kilometers | 9.41 billion passenger-kilometers | 32.22 billion passenger-kilometers | Poland |
| 1980s | 50.40 billion passenger-kilometers | 10.53 billion passenger-kilometers | 39.86 billion passenger-kilometers | Poland |
| 1990s | 31.24 billion passenger-kilometers | 12.72 billion passenger-kilometers | 18.52 billion passenger-kilometers | Poland |
| 2000s | 20.10 billion passenger-kilometers | 15.60 billion passenger-kilometers | 4.50 billion passenger-kilometers | Poland |
| 2010s | 18.67 billion passenger-kilometers | 20.18 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.51 billion passenger-kilometers | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 17.43 billion passenger-kilometers | 15.66 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.77 billion passenger-kilometers | Poland |
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, Poland or Switzerland?
- Poland, at 23.83 billion passenger-kilometers against 19.34 billion passenger-kilometers in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Poland and Switzerland?
- 4.49 billion passenger-kilometers, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Switzerland?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Poland and Switzerland rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Poland ranks 10th 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.