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
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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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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
Last refreshed

Number of kilometers traveled by passengers by rail.