Transport and infrastructure in Jersey
Our listing of the primary kinds of transport compares the infrastructure of Jersey with the average of all countries in Europe.› Airports in Jersey
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Road traffic
The network of roads and highways has a total length of 576 km. For each of the country's 101,476 inhabitants, this corresponds to 5.68 meters. This puts Jersey in 99th place in the global ranking. However, it is also important to note the country's population density, which is extremely high at around 848 inhabitants per km². With so many people in such a relatively small area, longer driving distances are rare. In Jersey, left-hand traffic is the rule on the roads, i.e. you drive in the left lane and overtake on the right. Oncoming traffic comes to meet you on the right side. This regulation was enforced in January 1st, 1970. Here you can also find an overview of all countries with left-hand traffic.Jersey | |||
total | per 1 mio inhabitants | per km² | |
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Roadways | 600 km | 5,676.22 km | 4,816.05 m |
Railroads | 0 km | 0.00 km | 0.00 m |
Waterways | 0 km | 0.00 km | 0.00 m |
Commercial harbors | 14 | 137.96 | 0.117 |
Airports | 1 | 9.85 | 8.361 |
Europe | |||
total | per 1 mio inhabitants | per km² | |
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Roadways | 6,708,300 km | 11,136.37 km | 1,111.61 m |
Railroads | 258,600 km | 429.31 km | 42.85 m |
Waterways | 53,100 km | 88.21 km | 8.81 m |
Commercial harbors | 15,291 | 25.38 | 0.003 |
Airports | 3,737 | 6.20 | 0.001 |
Data sources used
• Global Health Observatory Data Repository (World Health Organization)• UNCTAD
• Internation Union of Railways (UIC)
• CIA Factbook
• OECD Statistics
• Wikipedia (german)