Uruguay vs. Argentina
Transportation
| Uruguay | Argentina | |
|---|---|---|
| Railways | total: 1,673 km (operational; government claims overall length is 2,961 km) (2016) standard gauge: 1,673 km 1.435-m gauge (2016) | total: 36,917 km (2014) standard gauge: 2,745.1 km 1.435-m gauge (41.1 km electrified) (2014) narrow gauge: 7,523.3 km 1.000-m gauge (2014) broad gauge: 26,391 km 1.676-m gauge (149 km electrified) (2014) 258 km 0.750-m gauge |
| Roadways | total: 77,732 km (2010) paved: 7,743 km (2010) unpaved: 69,989 km (2010) | total: 281,290 km (2017) paved: 117,616 km (2017) unpaved: 163,674 km (2017) |
| Waterways | 1,600 km (2011) | 11,000 km (2012) |
| Pipelines | 257 km gas, 160 km oil (2013) | 29930 km gas, 41 km liquid petroleum gas, 6248 km oil, 3631 km refined products (2013) |
| Ports and terminals | major seaport(s): Montevideo | major seaport(s): Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, La Plata, Punta Colorada, Ushuaia container port(s) (TEUs): Buenos Aires (1,485,328) (2019) LNG terminal(s) (import): Bahia Blanca river port(s): Arroyo Seco, Rosario, San Lorenzo-San Martin (Parana) |
| Merchant marine | total: 60 by type: container ship 1, general cargo 5, oil tanker 3, other 51 (2020) | total: 199 by type: container ship 1, general cargo 8, oil tanker 32, other 158 (2020) |
| Airports | total: 133 (2013) | total: 916 (2020) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 11 (2013) over 3,047 m: 1 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 4 (2013) under 914 m: 2 (2013) | total: 161 (2017) over 3,047 m: 4 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 29 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 65 (2017) 914 to 1,523 m: 53 (2017) under 914 m: 10 (2017) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 122 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 40 (2013) under 914 m: 79 (2013) | total: 977 (2013) over 3,047 m: 1 (2013) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 43 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 484 (2013) under 914 m: 448 (2013) |
| National air transport system | number of registered air carriers: 2 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 5 | number of registered air carriers: 6 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 107 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 18,081,937 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 311.57 million mt-km (2018) |
| Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | CX | LV |
Source: CIA Factbook
