Brazil vs. Paraguay
Transportation
| Brazil | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| 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: 30 km (2014) standard gauge: 30 km 1.435-m gauge (2014) |
| Roadways | total: 2 million km (2018) paved: 246,000 km (2018) unpaved: 1.754 million km (2018) | total: 74,676 km (2017) paved: 6,167 km (2017) unpaved: 68,509 km (2017) |
| Waterways | 50,000 km (most in areas remote from industry and population) (2012) | 3,100 km (primarily on the Paraguay and Paraná River systems) (2012) |
| 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 | river port(s): Asuncion, Villeta, San Antonio, Encarnacion (Parana) |
| Merchant marine | total: 875 by type: bulk carrier 12, container ship 18, general cargo 45, oil tanker 38, other 762 (2020) | total: 110 by type: container ship 3, general cargo 25, oil tanker 5, other 77 (2020) note: as of 2017, Paraguay registered 2,012 fluvial vessels of which 1,741 were commercial barges |
| Airports | total: 4,093 (2013) | total: 799 (2013) |
| 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: 15 (2017) over 3,047 m: 3 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 7 (2017) 914 to 1,523 m: 5 (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: 784 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 23 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 290 (2013) under 914 m: 471 (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: 2 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 8 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 560,631 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 1.97 million mt-km (2018) |
| Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | PP | ZP |
Source: CIA Factbook
