Iran vs. Azerbaijan
Transportation
| Iran | Azerbaijan | |
|---|---|---|
| Railways | total: 8,484 km (2014) standard gauge: 8,389.5 km 1.435-m gauge (189.5 km electrified) (2014) broad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gauge (2014) | total: 2,944 km (2017) broad gauge: 2,944.3 km 1.520-m gauge (approx. 1,767 km electrified) (2017) |
| Roadways | total: 223,485 km (2018) paved: 195,485 km (2018) unpaved: 28,000 km (2018) | total: 24,981 km (2013) |
| Pipelines | 7 km condensate, 973 km condensate/gas, 20794 km gas, 570 km liquid petroleum gas, 8625 km oil, 7937 km refined products (2013) | 89 km condensate, 3890 km gas, 2446 km oil (2013) |
| Ports and terminals | major seaport(s): Bandar-e Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni container port(s) (TEUs): Bandar Abbas | major seaport(s): Baku (Baki) located on the Caspian Sea |
| Merchant marine | total: 877 by type: bulk carrier 32, container ship 26, general cargo 373, oil tanker 83, other 363 (2020) | total: 303 by type: general cargo 38, oil tanker 45, other 220 (2020) |
| Airports | total: 319 (2013) | total: 23 (2020) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 140 (2019) over 3,047 m: 42 2,438 to 3,047 m: 29 1,524 to 2,437 m: 26 914 to 1,523 m: 36 under 914 m: 7 | total: 30 (2017) over 3,047 m: 5 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 5 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 13 (2017) 914 to 1,523 m: 4 (2017) under 914 m: 3 (2017) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 179 (2013) over 3,047 m: 1 (2013) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 9 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 135 (2013) under 914 m: 32 (2013) | total: 7 (2013) under 914 m: 7 (2013) |
| Heliports | 26 (2013) | 1 (2012) |
| National air transport system | number of registered air carriers: 22 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 237 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 25,604,871 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 290.74 million mt-km (2018) | number of registered air carriers: 42 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 44 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 2,279,546 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 44.09 million mt-km (2018) |
| Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | EP | 4K |
Source: CIA Factbook
