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Switzerland · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 9 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

30th of 149 · 11th in Europe & C. Asia
Air transport, passengers carriedSwitzerland's air transport, passengers carried rose from 9.34M in 1994 to 27.7M in 2023.199520002005201020152020010M20M30M27.7M

Switzerland's air transport, passengers carried rose from 9.34M in 1994 to 27.7M in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

26th of 137 · 10th in Europe & C. Asia
Air transport, freightSwitzerland's air transport, freight fell from 1,408 in 1994 to 1,258 in 2023.1995200020052010201520205001,0001,5002,0002,5001,258

Switzerland's air transport, freight fell from 1,408 in 1994 to 1,258 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

25th of 65 · 18th in Europe & C. Asia
Rail lines (total route-km)Switzerland's rail lines (total route-km) rose from 3,232 km in 1995 to 4,122 km in 2021.1995200020052010201520203,0003,2003,4003,6003,8004,0004,2004,122 km

Switzerland's rail lines (total route-km) rose from 3,232 km in 1995 to 4,122 km in 2021.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

8th of 47 · 6th in Europe & C. Asia
Railways, passengers carriedSwitzerland's railways, passengers carried rose from 11,713 in 1995 to 14,308 in 2021.19952000200520102015202010k15k20k14,308

Switzerland's railways, passengers carried rose from 11,713 in 1995 to 14,308 in 2021.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

20th of 50 · 13th in Europe & C. Asia
Railways, goods transportedSwitzerland's railways, goods transported rose from 8,856 in 1995 to 12,024 in 2021.1995200020052010201520208,00010k12k12,024

Switzerland's railways, goods transported rose from 8,856 in 1995 to 12,024 in 2021.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

108th of 125 · 30th in Europe & C. Asia*
Container port trafficSwitzerland's container port traffic rose from 104,366 in 2007 to 114,075 in 2020.200820102012201420162018202080k100k120k114,075

Switzerland's container port traffic rose from 104,366 in 2007 to 114,075 in 2020.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

3rd of 138 · 2nd in Europe & C. Asia
Logistics performance index, overallSwitzerland's logistics performance index, overall rose from 4.0 in 2007 to 4.1 in 2022.2010201520203.73.83.944.14.24.1

Switzerland's logistics performance index, overall rose from 4.0 in 2007 to 4.1 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

1st of 215 · 1st in Europe & C. Asia
Access to electricity (% of population)Switzerland's access to electricity (% of population) was 100.0 % in 1995 and 100.0 % in 2024.19952000200520102015202090%95%100%105%110%100.0 %

Switzerland's access to electricity (% of population) was 100.0 % in 1995 and 100.0 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

8th of 183 · 3rd in Europe & C. Asia
Mortality caused by road traffic injurySwitzerland's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 8.5 /100k in 2000 to 2.2 /100k in 2019.200020052010201502468102.2 /100k

Switzerland's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 8.5 /100k in 2000 to 2.2 /100k in 2019.

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