Sweden vs Ukraine: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Sweden
12.88 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Ukraine
15.71 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2021
Sweden rank
19th
Ukraine rank
17th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Sweden
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 15.71 billion passenger-kilometers against 12.88 billion passenger-kilometers in Sweden, a difference of 2.83 billion passenger-kilometers.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 19th and Ukraine ranks 17th of 63 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.72 billion passenger-kilometers | 64.48 billion passenger-kilometers | 57.76 billion passenger-kilometers | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 9.46 billion passenger-kilometers | 51.66 billion passenger-kilometers | 42.20 billion passenger-kilometers | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 12.52 billion passenger-kilometers | 39.24 billion passenger-kilometers | 26.72 billion passenger-kilometers | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 8.08 billion passenger-kilometers | 13.20 billion passenger-kilometers | 5.12 billion passenger-kilometers | Ukraine |
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, Sweden or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 15.71 billion passenger-kilometers against 12.88 billion passenger-kilometers in Sweden as of 2021.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Sweden and Ukraine?
- 2.83 billion passenger-kilometers, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Ukraine?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Sweden and Ukraine rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Sweden ranks 19th and Ukraine ranks 17th 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.