Switzerland vs United States of America: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Switzerland
19.34 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
United States of America
21.20 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2022
Switzerland rank
13th
United States of America rank
11th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road over time
- Switzerland
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 21.20 billion passenger-kilometers against 19.34 billion passenger-kilometers in Switzerland, a difference of 1.86 billion passenger-kilometers.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1979 it was United States of America ahead.
Switzerland ranks 13th and United States of America ranks 11th of 63 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.52 billion passenger-kilometers | 18.77 billion passenger-kilometers | 9.25 billion passenger-kilometers | United States of America |
| 1980s | 10.53 billion passenger-kilometers | 23.95 billion passenger-kilometers | 13.42 billion passenger-kilometers | United States of America |
| 1990s | 12.72 billion passenger-kilometers | 22.55 billion passenger-kilometers | 9.83 billion passenger-kilometers | United States of America |
| 2000s | 15.60 billion passenger-kilometers | 27.15 billion passenger-kilometers | 11.55 billion passenger-kilometers | United States of America |
| 2010s | 20.18 billion passenger-kilometers | 34.24 billion passenger-kilometers | 14.06 billion passenger-kilometers | United States of America |
| 2020s | 15.66 billion passenger-kilometers | 16.27 billion passenger-kilometers | 608.67 million passenger-kilometers | United States of America |
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 United States of America?
- United States of America, at 21.20 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 United States of America?
- 1.86 billion passenger-kilometers, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United States of America?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
- How do Switzerland and United States of America rank globally for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
- Switzerland ranks 13th 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.