Costa Rica vs. Panama

Transportation

	Costa Rica	Panama
Railways	total: 278 km (2014) narrow gauge: 278 km 1.067-m gauge (2014) note: the entire rail network fell into disrepair and out of use at the end of the 20th century; since 2005, certain sections of rail have been rehabilitated	total: 77 km (2014) standard gauge: 77 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)
Waterways	730 km (seasonally navigable by small craft) (2011)	800 km (includes the 82-km Panama Canal that is being widened) (2011)
Pipelines	662 km refined products (2013)	128 km oil (2013)
Ports and terminals	major seaport(s): Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean) - Puerto Limon Pacific Ocean - Caldera	major seaport(s): Balboa, Colon, Cristobal container port(s) (TEUs): Balboa (2,894,654), Colon (4,379,477) (2019)
Merchant marine	total: 10 by type: other 10 (2020)	total: 7,886 by type: bulk carrier 2,604, container ship 615, general cargo 1,347, oil tanker 789, other 2,531 (2020)
Airports	total: 161 (2013)	total: 117 (2013)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 47 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2017) 914 to 1,523 m: 27 (2017) under 914 m: 16 (2017)	total: 57 (2017) over 3,047 m: 1 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 (2017) 914 to 1,523 m: 20 (2017) under 914 m: 30 (2017)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 114 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 18 (2013) under 914 m: 96 (2013)	total: 60 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 8 (2013) under 914 m: 51 (2013)
National air transport system	number of registered air carriers: 1 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 39 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 1,948,546 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 11.13 million mt-km (2018)	number of registered air carriers: 4 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 122 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 12,939,350 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 47.63 million mt-km (2018)
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix	TI	HP

Source: CIA Factbook