Eritrea vs. Sudan
Transportation
| Eritrea | Sudan |
Railways | total: 306 km (2018)
narrow gauge: 306 km 0.950-m gauge (2018) | total: 7,251 km (2014)
narrow gauge: 5,851 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)
1,400 km 0.600-m gauge for cotton plantations |
Roadways | total: 16,000 km (2018)
paved: 1,600 km (2000)
unpaved: 14,400 km (2000) | total: 31,000 km (2019)
paved: 8,000 km (2019)
unpaved: 23,000 km (2019)
urban: 1,000 km (2019) |
Ports and terminals | major seaport(s): Assab, Massawa | major seaport(s): Port Sudan |
Merchant marine | total: 9
by type: general cargo 4, oil tanker 1, other 4 (2020) | total: 15
by type: other 15 (2020) |
Airports | total: 13 (2020) | total: 67 (2020) |
Airports - with paved runways | total: 4 (2019)
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 | total: 17 (2020)
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 11
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 |
Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 9 (2013)
over 3,047 m: 1 (2013)
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2013)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 (2013)
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2013) | total: 50 (2020)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 17
914 to 1,523 m: 24
under 914 m: 9 |
Heliports | 1 (2013) | 7 (2020) |
National air transport system | number of registered air carriers: 1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 1
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 102,729 (2018) | number of registered air carriers: 9 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 42
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 269,958 (2018) |
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | E3 | ST |
Source: CIA Factbook