South Africa vs. Namibia
Transportation
| South Africa | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Railways | total: 20,986 km (2014) standard gauge: 80 km 1.435-m gauge (80 km electrified) (2014) narrow gauge: 19,756 km 1.065-m gauge (8,271 km electrified) (2014) other: 1,150 km (passenger rail, gauge unspecified, 1,115.5 km electrified) (2014) | total: 2,628 km (2014) narrow gauge: 2,628 km 1.067-m gauge (2014) |
| Roadways | total: 750,000 km (2016) paved: 158,124 km (2016) unpaved: 591,876 km (2016) | total: 48,875 km (2018) paved: 7,893 km (2018) unpaved: 40,982 km (2018) |
| Ports and terminals | major seaport(s): Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Richards Bay, Saldanha Bay container port(s) (TEUs): Durban (2,769,869) (2019) LNG terminal(s) (import): Mossel Bay | major seaport(s): Luderitz, Walvis Bay |
| Merchant marine | total: 103 by type: bulk carrier 3, general cargo 1, oil tanker 6, other 93 (2020) | total: 14 by type: general cargo 1, other 13 (2020) |
| Airports | total: 407 (2020) | total: 112 (2013) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 130 (2020) over 3,047 m: 11 2,438 to 3,047 m: 6 1,524 to 2,437 m: 46 914 to 1,523 m: 60 under 914 m: 7 | total: 19 (2017) over 3,047 m: 4 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 12 (2017) 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2017) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 277 (2020) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 19 914 to 1,523 m: 178 under 914 m: 79 | total: 93 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 25 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 52 (2013) under 914 m: 16 (2013) |
| National air transport system | number of registered air carriers: 17 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 243 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 23,921,748 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 716.25 million mt-km (2018) | number of registered air carriers: 2 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 21 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 602,893 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 26.29 million mt-km (2018) |
| Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | ZS | V5 |
Source: CIA Factbook
