Kuwait vs. Saudi Arabia
Transportation
| Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Roadways | total: 5,749 km (2018) paved: 4,887 km (2018) unpaved: 862 km (2018) | total: 221,372 km (2006) paved: 47,529 km (includes 3,891 km of expressways) (2006) unpaved: 173,843 km (2006) |
| Pipelines | 261 km gas, 540 km oil, 57 km refined products (2013) | 209 km condensate, 2940 km gas, 1183 km liquid petroleum gas, 5117 km oil, 1151 km refined products (2013) |
| Ports and terminals | major seaport(s): Ash Shu'aybah, Ash Shuwaykh, Az Zawr (Mina' Sa'ud), Mina' 'Abd Allah, Mina' al Ahmadi | major seaport(s): Ad Dammam, Al Jubayl, Jeddah, King Abdulla, Yanbu' container port(s) (TEUs): Ad Dammam (1,822,642), Jeddah (4,433,991), King Abdulla (2,020,683) (2019) |
| Merchant marine | total: 159 by type: general cargo 15, oil tanker 24, other 120 (2020) | total: 376 by type: bulk carrier 5, container ship 1, general cargo 22, oil tanker 61, other 287 (2020) |
| Airports | total: 7 (2013) | total: 214 (2013) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 4 (2019) over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 1 | total: 82 (2017) over 3,047 m: 33 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 16 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 27 (2017) 914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2017) under 914 m: 4 (2017) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 3 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2013) under 914 m: 2 (2013) | total: 132 (2013) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 7 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 72 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 37 (2013) under 914 m: 16 (2013) |
| Heliports | 4 (2013) | 10 (2013) |
| National air transport system | number of registered air carriers: 2 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 44 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 6,464,847 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 392.36 million mt-km (2018) | number of registered air carriers: 12 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 230 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 39,141,660 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 1,085,470,000 mt-km (2018) |
| Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | 9K | HZ |
Source: CIA Factbook
