Brazil vs. Argentina
Transportation
| Brazil | Argentina | |
|---|---|---|
| Railways | total: 29,850 km (2014) standard gauge: 194 km 1.435-m gauge (2014) narrow gauge: 23,341.6 km 1.000-m gauge (24 km electrified) (2014) broad gauge: 5,822.3 km 1.600-m gauge (498.3 km electrified) (2014) dual gauge: 492 km 1.600-1.000-m gauge (2014) | total: 36,917 km (2014) standard gauge: 2,745.1 km 1.435-m gauge (41.1 km electrified) (2014) narrow gauge: 7,523.3 km 1.000-m gauge (2014) broad gauge: 26,391 km 1.676-m gauge (149 km electrified) (2014) 258 km 0.750-m gauge |
| Roadways | total: 2 million km (2018) paved: 246,000 km (2018) unpaved: 1.754 million km (2018) | total: 281,290 km (2017) paved: 117,616 km (2017) unpaved: 163,674 km (2017) |
| Waterways | 50,000 km (most in areas remote from industry and population) (2012) | 11,000 km (2012) |
| Pipelines | 5959 km refined petroleum product (1,165 km distribution, 4,794 km transport), 11696 km natural gas (2,274 km distribution, 9,422 km transport), 1985 km crude oil (distribution), 77 km ethanol/petrochemical (37 km distribution, 40 km transport) (2016) | 29930 km gas, 41 km liquid petroleum gas, 6248 km oil, 3631 km refined products (2013) |
| Ports and terminals | major seaport(s): Belem, Itajai, Paranagua, Rio Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Sao Sebastiao, Tubarao oil terminal(s): DTSE/Gegua oil terminal, Ilha Grande (Gebig), Guaiba Island terminal, Guamare oil terminal container port(s) (TEUs): Itajai (1,223,262), Paranagua (865,110), Santos (4,165,248) (2019) LNG terminal(s) (import): Pecem, Rio de Janiero river port(s): Manaus (Amazon) dry bulk cargo port(s): Sepetiba ore terminal, Tubarao | major seaport(s): Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, La Plata, Punta Colorada, Ushuaia container port(s) (TEUs): Buenos Aires (1,485,328) (2019) LNG terminal(s) (import): Bahia Blanca river port(s): Arroyo Seco, Rosario, San Lorenzo-San Martin (Parana) |
| Merchant marine | total: 875 by type: bulk carrier 12, container ship 18, general cargo 45, oil tanker 38, other 762 (2020) | total: 199 by type: container ship 1, general cargo 8, oil tanker 32, other 158 (2020) |
| Airports | total: 4,093 (2013) | total: 916 (2020) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 698 (2017) over 3,047 m: 7 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 27 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 179 (2017) 914 to 1,523 m: 436 (2017) under 914 m: 49 (2017) | total: 161 (2017) over 3,047 m: 4 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 29 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 65 (2017) 914 to 1,523 m: 53 (2017) under 914 m: 10 (2017) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 3,395 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 92 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 1,619 (2013) under 914 m: 1,684 (2013) | total: 977 (2013) over 3,047 m: 1 (2013) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 43 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 484 (2013) under 914 m: 448 (2013) |
| Heliports | 13 (2013) | 2 (2013) |
| National air transport system | number of registered air carriers: 9 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 443 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 102,109,977 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 1,845,650,000 mt-km (2018) | number of registered air carriers: 6 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 107 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 18,081,937 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 311.57 million mt-km (2018) |
| Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | PP | LV |
Source: CIA Factbook
