Spain vs United States of America: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Spain
17.48 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2021
United States of America
21.20 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Spain rank
14th
United States of America rank
11th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Spain
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 21.20 billion passenger-kilometers against 17.48 billion passenger-kilometers in Spain, a difference of 3.72 billion passenger-kilometers.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1979 it was United States of America ahead.
Spain ranks 14th and United States of America ranks 11th of 63 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.15 billion passenger-kilometers | 18.77 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.62 billion passenger-kilometers | United States of America |
| 1980s | 16.28 billion passenger-kilometers | 23.95 billion passenger-kilometers | 7.67 billion passenger-kilometers | United States of America |
| 1990s | 17.29 billion passenger-kilometers | 22.55 billion passenger-kilometers | 5.26 billion passenger-kilometers | United States of America |
| 2000s | 21.64 billion passenger-kilometers | 27.15 billion passenger-kilometers | 5.51 billion passenger-kilometers | United States of America |
| 2010s | 25.42 billion passenger-kilometers | 34.24 billion passenger-kilometers | 8.82 billion passenger-kilometers | United States of America |
| 2020s | 14.73 billion passenger-kilometers | 13.80 billion passenger-kilometers | 925.50 million 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 United States of America?
- United States of America, at 21.20 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 United States of America?
- 3.72 billion passenger-kilometers, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States of America?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
- How do Spain and United States of America rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Spain ranks 14th 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.