Poland vs United States of America: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Poland
23.83 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
United States of America
21.20 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Poland rank
10th
United States of America rank
11th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Poland
- United States of America
How they compare
Poland currently reports 23.83 billion passenger-kilometers against 21.20 billion passenger-kilometers in United States of America, a difference of 2.63 billion passenger-kilometers.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 11th of 63 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.47 billion passenger-kilometers | 18.77 billion passenger-kilometers | 26.70 billion passenger-kilometers | Poland |
| 1980s | 50.40 billion passenger-kilometers | 23.95 billion passenger-kilometers | 26.45 billion passenger-kilometers | Poland |
| 1990s | 31.24 billion passenger-kilometers | 22.55 billion passenger-kilometers | 8.69 billion passenger-kilometers | Poland |
| 2000s | 20.10 billion passenger-kilometers | 27.15 billion passenger-kilometers | 7.05 billion passenger-kilometers | United States of America |
| 2010s | 18.67 billion passenger-kilometers | 34.24 billion passenger-kilometers | 15.57 billion passenger-kilometers | United States of America |
| 2020s | 17.43 billion passenger-kilometers | 16.27 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.16 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 United States of America?
- Poland, at 23.83 billion passenger-kilometers against 21.20 billion passenger-kilometers in United States of America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Poland and United States of America?
- 2.63 billion passenger-kilometers, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United States of America?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
- How do Poland and United States of America rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Poland ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 11th 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.