Portugal vs Romania: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Portugal
4.42 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Romania
5.91 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2019
Portugal rank
31st
Romania rank
28th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Portugal
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 5.91 billion passenger-kilometers against 4.42 billion passenger-kilometers in Portugal, a difference of 1.49 billion passenger-kilometers.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.3 times Portugal's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 31st and Romania ranks 28th of 63 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.60 billion passenger-kilometers | 21.46 billion passenger-kilometers | 16.86 billion passenger-kilometers | Romania |
| 1980s | 5.74 billion passenger-kilometers | 29.66 billion passenger-kilometers | 23.93 billion passenger-kilometers | Romania |
| 1990s | 5.05 billion passenger-kilometers | 19.68 billion passenger-kilometers | 14.62 billion passenger-kilometers | Romania |
| 2000s | 3.89 billion passenger-kilometers | 8.49 billion passenger-kilometers | 4.60 billion passenger-kilometers | Romania |
| 2010s | 4.15 billion passenger-kilometers | 5.18 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.02 billion passenger-kilometers | Romania |
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, Portugal or Romania?
- Romania, at 5.91 billion passenger-kilometers against 4.42 billion passenger-kilometers in Portugal as of 2019.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Portugal and Romania?
- 1.49 billion passenger-kilometers, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Portugal ranks 31st and Romania ranks 28th 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.