| Distance | Displacement |
| 1. The total length of the path travelled by an object between two places is called distance. | 1. It is the shortest distance between the starting and final positions of a moving object. |
| 2. It depends upon the path. It changes according to the path taken. | 2. It does not depend upon the path and it only depends upon the initial and final position of the body. |
| 3. It can be measured along the path. No matter whether it’s a straight or a non-straight path. | 3. It can only be measured along a straight path no matter what the path followed by object. |
| 4. To calculate it, the direction is not considered. So it does not depend on direction | 4. To calculate it, the direction is taken into consideration. So it depend on direction. |
| 5. Its value never become Zero. | 5. Its value may become Zero. |
| 6. Its value is always more than or equal to the value of displacement. | 6. Its value is always less than or equal to the value of distance. |
