Switzerland vs. Germany
Transportation
| Switzerland | Germany | |
|---|---|---|
| Railways | 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) | total: 33,590 km (2017) standard gauge: 33,331 km 1.435-m gauge (19,973 km electrified) (2015) narrow gauge: 220 km 1.000-m gauge (79 km electrified) 15 km 0.900-m gauge, 24 km 0.750-m gauge (2015) |
| Roadways | total: 71,557 km (2017) paved: 71,557 km (includes 1,458 of expressways) (2017) | total: 625,000 km (2017) paved: 625,000 km (includes 12,996 km of expressways) (2017) note: includes local roads |
| Waterways | 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) | 7,467 km (Rhine River carries most goods; Main-Danube Canal links North Sea and Black Sea) (2012) |
| Pipelines | 1,800 km gas, 94 km oil (of which 60 are inactive), 17 km refined products (2017) | 37 km condensate, 26985 km gas, 2400 km oil, 4479 km refined products, 8 km water (2013) |
| Ports and terminals | river port(s): Basel (Rhine) | major seaport(s): Baltic Sea - Kiel, Rostock North Sea - Bremerhaven, Brunsbuttel, Emden, Hamburg, Wilhelmshaven oil terminal(s): Brunsbuttel Canal terminals container port(s) (TEUs): Bremen/Bremerhaven (4,856,900), Hamburg (9,274,215) (2019) LNG terminal(s) (import): Hamburg river port(s): Bremen (Weser); Bremerhaven (Geeste); Duisburg, Karlsruhe, Neuss-Dusseldorf (Rhine); Lubeck (Wakenitz); Brunsbuttel, Hamburg (Elbe) |
| Merchant marine | total: 28 by type: bulk carrier 21, general cargo 3, oil tanker 1, other 3 (includes Liechtenstein) (2020) | total: 607 by type: bulk carrier 1, container ship 84, general cargo 86, oil tanker 37, other 399 (2020) |
| Airports | total: 63 (2013) | total: 539 (2013) |
| Airports - with paved runways | 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) | total: 318 (2017) over 3,047 m: 14 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 49 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 60 (2017) 914 to 1,523 m: 70 (2017) under 914 m: 125 (2017) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 23 (2013) under 914 m: 23 (2013) | total: 221 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 35 (2013) under 914 m: 185 (2013) |
| Heliports | 2 (2013) | 23 (2013) |
| National air transport system | 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) | number of registered air carriers: 20 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 1,113 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 109,796,202 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 7,969,860,000 mt-km (2018) |
| Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | HB | D |
Source: CIA Factbook
