What is the difference in railways, goods transported between Romania and Switzerland?

1,288 million ton-km, with Romania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Switzerland?

25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC), published as Railways, goods transported (million ton-km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Romania vs Switzerland: Railways, goods transported

Romania

13,312 million ton-km

in 2019

Switzerland

12,024 million ton-km

in 2021

Romania rank

28th

Switzerland rank

29th

Railways, goods transported over time

Romania
Switzerland

How they compare

Romania currently reports 13,312 million ton-km against 12,024 million ton-km in Switzerland, a difference of 1,288 million ton-km.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 28th and Switzerland ranks 29th of 104 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Romania	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	22,896 million ton-km	8,993 million ton-km	13,903 million ton-km	Romania
2000s	16,326 million ton-km	11,401 million ton-km	4,925 million ton-km	Romania
2010s	13,315 million ton-km	11,776 million ton-km	1,539 million ton-km	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, goods transported, Romania or Switzerland?: Romania, at 13,312 million ton-km against 12,024 million ton-km in Switzerland as of 2019.
What is the difference in railways, goods transported between Romania and Switzerland?: 1,288 million ton-km, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Switzerland?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Romania and Switzerland rank globally for railways, goods transported?: Romania ranks 28th and Switzerland ranks 29th of 104 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC), published as Railways, goods transported (million ton-km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km)
Unit: million ton-km
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 134 places, 2,685 data points, 1995–2021
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.