Sri Lanka vs. India
Transportation
| Sri Lanka | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Railways | total: 1,562 km (2016) broad gauge: 1,562 km 1.676-m gauge (2016) | 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: 114,093 km (2010) paved: 16,977 km (2010) unpaved: 97,116 km (2010) | 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 |
| Waterways | 160 km (primarily on rivers in southwest) (2012) | 14,500 km (5,200 km on major rivers and 485 km on canals suitable for mechanized vessels) (2012) |
| Pipelines | 7 km refined products | 9 km condensate/gas, 13581 km gas, 2054 km liquid petroleum gas, 8943 km oil, 20 km oil/gas/water, 11069 km refined products (2013) |
| Ports and terminals | major seaport(s): Colombo container port(s) (TEUs): Colombo (7,228,337) (2019) | major seaport(s): Chennai, Jawaharal Nehru Port, Kandla, Kolkata (Calcutta), Mumbai (Bombay), Sikka, Vishakhapatnam container port(s) (TEUs): Jawaharal Nehru Port (5,100,891), Mundra (4,732,699) (2019) LNG terminal(s) (import): Dabhol, Dahej, Hazira |
| Merchant marine | total: 96 by type: bulk carrier 6, container ship 1, general cargo 19, oil tanker 12, other 58 (2020) | total: 1,768 by type: bulk carrier 63, container ship 23, general cargo 579, oil tanker 141, other 962 (2020) |
| Airports | total: 18 (2020) | total: 346 (2013) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 11 (2020) over 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 914 to 1,523 m: 4 | 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: 7 (2020) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 2 | 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) |
| Heliports | 1 (2020) | 45 (2013) |
| National air transport system | number of registered air carriers: 3 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 34 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 5,882,376 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 436.2 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 | 4R | VT |
Source: CIA Factbook
