Switzerland vs Türkiye: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Switzerland
19.34 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Türkiye
19.79 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Switzerland rank
13th
Türkiye rank
12th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Switzerland
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 19.79 billion passenger-kilometers against 19.34 billion passenger-kilometers in Switzerland, a difference of 448.00 million passenger-kilometers.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 13th and Türkiye ranks 12th of 63 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.41 billion passenger-kilometers | 5.44 billion passenger-kilometers | 3.97 billion passenger-kilometers | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 10.53 billion passenger-kilometers | 6.18 billion passenger-kilometers | 4.35 billion passenger-kilometers | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 12.72 billion passenger-kilometers | 6.14 billion passenger-kilometers | 6.59 billion passenger-kilometers | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 15.60 billion passenger-kilometers | 5.41 billion passenger-kilometers | 10.19 billion passenger-kilometers | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 20.18 billion passenger-kilometers | 8.08 billion passenger-kilometers | 12.09 billion passenger-kilometers | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 15.66 billion passenger-kilometers | 12.92 billion passenger-kilometers | 2.74 billion passenger-kilometers | Switzerland |
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, Switzerland or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 19.79 billion passenger-kilometers against 19.34 billion passenger-kilometers in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road between Switzerland and Türkiye?
- 448.00 million passenger-kilometers, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Türkiye?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Switzerland and Türkiye rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Switzerland ranks 13th 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.