Portugal vs Viet Nam: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Portugal
4.42 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Viet Nam
3.17 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2019
Portugal rank
31st
Viet Nam rank
34th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Portugal
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 4.42 billion passenger-kilometers against 3.17 billion passenger-kilometers in Viet Nam, a difference of 1.25 billion passenger-kilometers.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.4 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 31st and Viet Nam ranks 34th of 63 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.58 billion passenger-kilometers | 2.43 billion passenger-kilometers | 2.16 billion passenger-kilometers | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3.89 billion passenger-kilometers | 4.10 billion passenger-kilometers | 216.50 million passenger-kilometers | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 4.15 billion passenger-kilometers | 4.04 billion passenger-kilometers | 114.50 million passenger-kilometers | Portugal |
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 Viet Nam?
- Portugal, at 4.42 billion passenger-kilometers against 3.17 billion passenger-kilometers in Viet Nam as of 2022.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Portugal and Viet Nam?
- 1.25 billion passenger-kilometers, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Viet Nam?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
- How do Portugal and Viet Nam rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Portugal ranks 31st and Viet Nam ranks 34th 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.