Iraq vs. Syria
Transportation
| Iraq | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Railways | total: 2,272 km (2014) standard gauge: 2,272 km 1.435-m gauge (2014) | total: 2,052 km (2014) standard gauge: 1,801 km 1.435-m gauge (2014) narrow gauge: 251 km 1.050-m gauge (2014) |
| Roadways | total: 59,623 km (2012) paved: 59,623 km (includes Kurdistan region) (2012) | total: 69,873 km (2010) paved: 63,060 km (2010) unpaved: 6,813 km (2010) |
| Waterways | 5,279 km (the Euphrates River (2,815 km), Tigris River (1,899 km), and Third River (565 km) are the principal waterways) (2012) | 900 km (navigable but not economically significant) (2011) |
| Pipelines | 2455 km gas, 913 km liquid petroleum gas, 5432 km oil, 1637 km refined products (2013) | 3170 km gas, 2029 km oil (2013) |
| Ports and terminals | river port(s): Al Basrah (Shatt al Arab); Khawr az Zubayr, Umm Qasr (Khawr az Zubayr waterway) | major seaport(s): Baniyas, Latakia, Tartus |
| Merchant marine | total: 68 by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 6, other 61 (2020) | total: 26 by type: bulk carrier 1, general cargo 11, other 14 (2020) |
| Airports | total: 102 (2013) | total: 90 (2013) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 72 (2017) over 3,047 m: 20 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 34 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 (2017) 914 to 1,523 m: 7 (2017) under 914 m: 7 (2017) | total: 29 (2013) over 3,047 m: 5 (2013) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 16 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 3 (2013) under 914 m: 5 (2013) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 30 (2013) over 3,047 m: 3 (2013) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 5 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 13 (2013) under 914 m: 6 (2013) | total: 61 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 12 (2013) under 914 m: 48 (2013) |
| Heliports | 16 (2013) | 6 (2013) |
| National air transport system | number of registered air carriers: 4 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 34 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 2,075,065 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 16.2 million mt-km (2018) | number of registered air carriers: 3 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 11 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 17,896 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 30,000 mt-km (2018) |
| Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | YI | YK |
Source: CIA Factbook
