Spain vs Türkiye: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Spain
17.48 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2021
Türkiye
19.79 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Spain rank
14th
Türkiye rank
12th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Spain
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 19.79 billion passenger-kilometers against 17.48 billion passenger-kilometers in Spain, a difference of 2.31 billion passenger-kilometers.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 14th and Türkiye ranks 12th of 63 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.08 billion passenger-kilometers | 5.44 billion passenger-kilometers | 11.63 billion passenger-kilometers | Spain |
| 1980s | 16.28 billion passenger-kilometers | 6.18 billion passenger-kilometers | 10.10 billion passenger-kilometers | Spain |
| 1990s | 17.29 billion passenger-kilometers | 6.14 billion passenger-kilometers | 11.16 billion passenger-kilometers | Spain |
| 2000s | 21.64 billion passenger-kilometers | 5.41 billion passenger-kilometers | 16.23 billion passenger-kilometers | Spain |
| 2010s | 25.42 billion passenger-kilometers | 8.08 billion passenger-kilometers | 17.33 billion passenger-kilometers | Spain |
| 2020s | 14.73 billion passenger-kilometers | 9.48 billion passenger-kilometers | 5.25 billion passenger-kilometers | Spain |
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, Spain or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 19.79 billion passenger-kilometers against 17.48 billion passenger-kilometers in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Spain and Türkiye?
- 2.31 billion passenger-kilometers, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Türkiye?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Spain and Türkiye rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Spain ranks 14th and Türkiye ranks 12th 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.