European Union vs. Switzerland
Transportation
| European Union | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Railways | total: 230,548 km (2013) | total: 5,690 km (includes 19 km in neighboring countries) (2015) standard gauge: 3,836 km 1.435-m gauge (3,634 km electrified) (2015) narrow gauge: 1,630 km 1.200-m gauge (2 km electrified) (includes 19 km in neighboring countries) (2015) 1188 km 1.000-m gauge (1,167.3 km electrified) 36 km 0.800-m gauge (36.4 km electrified) |
| Roadways | total: 10,582,653 km (2013) | total: 71,557 km (2017) paved: 71,557 km (includes 1,458 of expressways) (2017) |
| Waterways | 53,384 km (2013) | 1,292 km (there are 1,227 km of waterways on lakes and rivers for public transport and 65 km on the Rhine River between Basel-Rheinfelden and Schaffhausen-Bodensee for commercial goods transport) (2010) |
| Ports and terminals | major port(s): Antwerp (Belgium), Barcelona (Spain), Braila (Romania), Bremen (Germany), Burgas (Bulgaria), Constanta (Romania), Copenhagen (Denmark), Galati (Romania), Gdansk (Poland), Hamburg (Germany), Helsinki (Finland), Las Palmas (Canary Islands, Spain), Le Havre (France), Lisbon (Portugal), Marseille (France), Naples (Italy), Peiraiefs or Piraeus (Greece), Riga (Latvia), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Split (Croatia), Stockholm (Sweden), Talinn (Estonia), Tulcea (Romania), Varna (Bulgaria) | river port(s): Basel (Rhine) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 1,882 (2017) over 3,047 m: 120 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 341 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 507 (2017) 914 to 1,523 m: 425 (2017) under 914 m: 489 (2017) | total: 40 (2013) over 3,047 m: 3 (2013) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 12 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 6 (2013) under 914 m: 17 (2013) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 1,244 (2013) over 3,047 m: 1 (2013) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 15 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 245 (2013) under 914 m: 982 (2013) | total: 23 (2013) under 914 m: 23 (2013) |
| Heliports | 90 (2013) | 2 (2013) |
| National air transport system | annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 636,860,155 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 31,730,660,000 (2018) | number of registered air carriers: 6 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 179 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 28,857,994 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 1,841,310,000 mt-km (2018) |
Source: CIA Factbook
