Kuwait vs. Iraq
Transportation
| Kuwait | Iraq |
|---|
| Roadways | total: 5,749 km (2018)
paved: 4,887 km (2018)
unpaved: 862 km (2018) | total: 59,623 km (2012)
paved: 59,623 km (includes Kurdistan region) (2012) |
| Pipelines | 261 km gas, 540 km oil, 57 km refined products (2013) | 2455 km gas, 913 km liquid petroleum gas, 5432 km oil, 1637 km refined products (2013) |
| Ports and terminals | major seaport(s): Ash Shu'aybah, Ash Shuwaykh, Az Zawr (Mina' Sa'ud), Mina' 'Abd Allah, Mina' al Ahmadi | river port(s): Al Basrah (Shatt al Arab); Khawr az Zubayr, Umm Qasr (Khawr az Zubayr waterway) |
| Merchant marine | total: 159
by type: general cargo 15, oil tanker 24, other 120 (2020) | total: 68
by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 6, other 61 (2020) |
| Airports | total: 7 (2013) | total: 102 (2013) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 4 (2019)
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 1 | total: 72 (2017)
over 3,047 m: 20 (2017)
2,438 to 3,047 m: 34 (2017)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 (2017)
914 to 1,523 m: 7 (2017)
under 914 m: 7 (2017) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 3 (2013)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2013)
under 914 m: 2 (2013) | total: 30 (2013)
over 3,047 m: 3 (2013)
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5 (2013)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 (2013)
914 to 1,523 m: 13 (2013)
under 914 m: 6 (2013) |
| Heliports | 4 (2013) | 16 (2013) |
| National air transport system | number of registered air carriers: 2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 44
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 6,464,847 (2018)
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 392.36 million mt-km (2018) | number of registered air carriers: 4 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 34
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 2,075,065 (2018)
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 16.2 million mt-km (2018) |
| Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | 9K | YI |
Source: CIA Factbook
