Nigeria vs. Cameroon
Transportation
| Nigeria | Cameroon | |
|---|---|---|
| Railways | total: 3,798 km (2014) standard gauge: 293 km 1.435-m gauge (2014) narrow gauge: 3,505 km 1.067-m gauge (2014) note: as of the end of 2018, there were only six operational locomotives in Nigeria primarily used for passenger service; the majority of the rail lines are in a severe state of disrepair and need to be replaced | total: 987 km (2014) narrow gauge: 987 km 1.000-m gauge (2014) note: railway connections generally efficient but limited; rail lines connect major cities of Douala, Yaounde, Ngaoundere, and Garoua; passenger and freight service provided by CAMRAIL |
| Roadways | total: 195,000 km (2017) paved: 60,000 km (2017) unpaved: 135,000 km (2017) | total: 77,589 km (2016) paved: 5,133 km (2016) unpaved: 72,456 km (2016) |
| Waterways | 8,600 km (Niger and Benue Rivers and smaller rivers and creeks) (2011) | (major rivers in the south, such as the Wouri and the Sanaga, are largely non-navigable; in the north, the Benue, which connects through Nigeria to the Niger River, is navigable in the rainy season only to the port of Garoua) (2010) |
| Pipelines | 124 km condensate, 4045 km gas, 164 km liquid petroleum gas, 4441 km oil, 3940 km refined products (2013) | 53 km gas, 5 km liquid petroleum gas, 1107 km oil, 35 km water (2013) |
| Ports and terminals | major seaport(s): Bonny Inshore Terminal, Calabar, Lagos oil terminal(s): Bonny Terminal, Brass Terminal, Escravos Terminal, Forcados Terminal, Pennington Terminal, Qua Iboe Terminal LNG terminal(s) (export): Bonny Island | oil terminal(s): Limboh Terminal river port(s): Douala (Wouri) Garoua (Benoue) |
| Merchant marine | total: 728 by type: general cargo 15, oil tanker 110, other 603 (2020) | total: 61 by type: bulk carrier 1, general cargo 34, oil tanker 2, other 24 (2020) |
| Airports | total: 54 (2013) | total: 33 (2013) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 40 (2017) over 3,047 m: 10 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 12 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 9 (2017) 914 to 1,523 m: 6 (2017) under 914 m: 3 (2017) | total: 11 (2017) over 3,047 m: 2 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 5 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 (2017) 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2017) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 14 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 9 (2013) under 914 m: 3 (2013) | total: 22 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 10 (2013) under 914 m: 8 (2013) |
| National air transport system | number of registered air carriers: 13 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 104 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 8,169,192 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 19.42 million mt-km (2018) | number of registered air carriers: 1 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 3 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 265,136 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 70,000 mt-km (2018) |
| Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | 5N | TJ |
Source: CIA Factbook
