Mauritania vs. Algeria
Transportation
| Mauritania | Algeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Railways | total: 728 km (2014) standard gauge: 728 km 1.435-m gauge (2014) | total: 3,973 km (2014) standard gauge: 2,888 km 1.432-m gauge (283 km electrified) (2014) narrow gauge: 1,085 km 1.055-m gauge (2014) |
| Roadways | total: 12,253 km (2018) paved: 3,988 km (2018) unpaved: 8,265 km (2018) | total: 104,000 km (2015) paved: 71,656 km (2015) unpaved: 32,344 km (2015) |
| Ports and terminals | major seaport(s): Nouadhibou, Nouakchott | major seaport(s): Algiers, Annaba, Arzew, Bejaia, Djendjene, Jijel, Mostaganem, Oran, Skikda LNG terminal(s) (export): Arzew, Bethioua, Skikda |
| Merchant marine | total: 5 by type: general cargo 2, other 3 (2020) | total: 114 by type: bulk carrier 1, container ship 2, general cargo 11, oil tanker 11, other 89 (2020) |
| Airports | total: 30 (2013) | total: 149 (2020) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 9 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 5 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 (2017) | total: 67 (2020) over 3,047 m: 14 2,438 to 3,047 m: 27 1,524 to 2,437 m: 18 914 to 1,523 m: 6 under 914 m: 2 |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 21 (2013) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 10 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 8 (2013) under 914 m: 2 (2013) | total: 82 (2020) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 16 914 to 1,523 m: 36 under 914 m: 28 |
| National air transport system | number of registered air carriers: 1 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 6 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 454,435 (2018) | number of registered air carriers: 3 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 87 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 6,442,442 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 28.28 million mt-km (2018) |
| Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | 5T | 7T |
Source: CIA Factbook
