Mauritania vs. Senegal
Transportation
| Mauritania | Senegal |
|---|
| Railways | total: 728 km (2014)
standard gauge: 728 km 1.435-m gauge (2014) | total: 906 km (713 km operational in 2017) (2017)
narrow gauge: 906 km 1.000-m gauge (2017) |
| Roadways | total: 12,253 km (2018)
paved: 3,988 km (2018)
unpaved: 8,265 km (2018) | total: 16,665 km (2017)
paved: 6,126 km (includes 241 km of expressways) (2017)
unpaved: 10,539 km (2017) |
| Waterways | (some navigation possible on the Senegal River) (2011) | 1,000 km (primarily on the Senegal, Saloum, and Casamance Rivers) (2012) |
| Ports and terminals | major seaport(s): Nouadhibou, Nouakchott | major seaport(s): Dakar |
| Merchant marine | total: 5
by type: general cargo 2, other 3 (2020) | total: 34
by type: general cargo 4, oil tanker 1, other 29 (2020) |
| Airports | total: 30 (2013) | total: 20 (2013) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 9 (2017)
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5 (2017)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 (2017) | total: 9 (2017)
over 3,047 m: 2 (2017)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6 (2017)
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2017) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 21 (2013)
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2013)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10 (2013)
914 to 1,523 m: 8 (2013)
under 914 m: 2 (2013) | total: 11 (2013)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 7 (2013)
914 to 1,523 m: 3 (2013)
under 914 m: 1 (2013) |
| National air transport system | number of registered air carriers: 1 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 6
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 454,435 (2018) | number of registered air carriers: 2 (2020)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 11
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 21,038 (2018)
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 40,000 mt-km (2018) |
| Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | 5T | 6V |
Source: CIA Factbook
