Poland vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road

Poland
23.83 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
51.15 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Poland rank
10th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
8th

Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time

  • Poland
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
20.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B197019962022

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 51.15 billion passenger-kilometers against 23.83 billion passenger-kilometers in Poland, a difference of 27.32 billion passenger-kilometers.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 2.1 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 10th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th of 63 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 41.63 billion passenger-kilometers 34.90 billion passenger-kilometers 6.73 billion passenger-kilometers Poland
1980s 50.40 billion passenger-kilometers 36.24 billion passenger-kilometers 14.16 billion passenger-kilometers Poland
1990s 31.24 billion passenger-kilometers 39.97 billion passenger-kilometers 8.73 billion passenger-kilometers United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 20.10 billion passenger-kilometers 52.44 billion passenger-kilometers 32.34 billion passenger-kilometers United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 18.67 billion passenger-kilometers 73.99 billion passenger-kilometers 55.32 billion passenger-kilometers United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 17.43 billion passenger-kilometers 35.39 billion passenger-kilometers 17.96 billion passenger-kilometers United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 51.15 billion passenger-kilometers against 23.83 billion passenger-kilometers in Poland as of 2022.
What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Poland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
27.32 billion passenger-kilometers, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Poland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
Poland ranks 10th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th 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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Indicator
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Unit
passenger-kilometers
Source
OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
63 places, 2,649 data points, 1970–2022
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Number of kilometers traveled by passengers by rail.