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Iran vs. Azerbaijan

Transportation

IranAzerbaijan
Railwaystotal: 8,484 km (2014)

standard gauge: 8,389.5 km 1.435-m gauge (189.5 km electrified) (2014)

broad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gauge (2014)
total: 2,944 km (2017)

broad gauge: 2,944.3 km 1.520-m gauge (approx. 1,767 km electrified) (2017)
Roadwaystotal: 223,485 km (2018)

paved: 195,485 km (2018)

unpaved: 28,000 km (2018)
total: 24,981 km (2013)
Pipelines7 km condensate, 973 km condensate/gas, 20794 km gas, 570 km liquid petroleum gas, 8625 km oil, 7937 km refined products (2013)89 km condensate, 3890 km gas, 2446 km oil (2013)
Ports and terminalsmajor seaport(s): Bandar-e Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni

container port(s) (TEUs): Bandar Abbas
major seaport(s): Baku (Baki) located on the Caspian Sea
Merchant marinetotal: 877

by type: bulk carrier 32, container ship 26, general cargo 373, oil tanker 83, other 363 (2020)
total: 303

by type: general cargo 38, oil tanker 45, other 220 (2020)
Airportstotal: 319 (2013)total: 23 (2020)
Airports - with paved runwaystotal: 140 (2019)

over 3,047 m: 42

2,438 to 3,047 m: 29

1,524 to 2,437 m: 26

914 to 1,523 m: 36

under 914 m: 7
total: 30 (2017)

over 3,047 m: 5 (2017)

2,438 to 3,047 m: 5 (2017)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 13 (2017)

914 to 1,523 m: 4 (2017)

under 914 m: 3 (2017)
Airports - with unpaved runwaystotal: 179 (2013)

over 3,047 m: 1 (2013)

2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (2013)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 9 (2013)

914 to 1,523 m: 135 (2013)

under 914 m: 32 (2013)
total: 7 (2013)

under 914 m: 7 (2013)
Heliports26 (2013)1 (2012)
National air transport systemnumber of registered air carriers: 22 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 237

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 25,604,871 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 290.74 million mt-km (2018)
number of registered air carriers: 42 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 44

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 2,279,546 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 44.09 million mt-km (2018)
Civil aircraft registration country code prefixEP4K

Source: CIA Factbook