Nepal vs. India
Transportation
| Nepal | India |
Railways | total: 59 km (2018)
narrow gauge: 59 km 0.762-m gauge (2018) | total: 68,525 km (2014)
narrow gauge: 9,499 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)
broad gauge: 58,404 km 1.676-m gauge (23,654 electrified) (2014)
622 0.762-m gauge |
Roadways | total: 27,990 km (2016)
paved: 11,890 km (2016)
unpaved: 16,100 km (2016) | total: 4,699,024 km (2015)
note: includes 96,214 km of national highways and expressways, 147,800 km of state highways, and 4,455,010 km of other roads |
Airports | total: 47 (2013) | total: 346 (2013) |
Airports - with paved runways | total: 11 (2017)
over 3,047 m: 1 (2017)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 (2017)
914 to 1,523 m: 6 (2017)
under 914 m: 1 (2017) | total: 253 (2017)
over 3,047 m: 22 (2017)
2,438 to 3,047 m: 59 (2017)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 76 (2017)
914 to 1,523 m: 82 (2017)
under 914 m: 14 (2017) |
Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 36 (2013)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2013)
914 to 1,523 m: 6 (2013)
under 914 m: 29 (2013) | total: 93 (2013)
over 3,047 m: 1 (2013)
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 (2013)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6 (2013)
914 to 1,523 m: 38 (2013)
under 914 m: 45 (2013) |
National air transport system | number of registered air carriers: 6 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 39
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 3,296,953 (2018)
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 4.66 million mt-km (2018) | number of registered air carriers: 14 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 485
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 164,035,637 (2018)
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 2,703,960,000 mt-km (2018) |
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | 9N | VT |
Source: CIA Factbook