Afghanistan vs. China
Transportation
| Afghanistan | China | |
|---|---|---|
| Roadways | total: 34,903 km (2017) paved: 17,903 km (2017) unpaved: 17,000 km (2017) | total: 4,960,600 km (2017) paved: 4,338,600 km (includes 136,500 km of expressways) (2017) unpaved: 622,000 km (2017) |
| Waterways | 1,200 km (chiefly Amu Darya, which handles vessels up to 500 DWT) (2011) | 110,000 km (navigable waterways) (2011) |
| Pipelines | 466 km gas (2013) | 76000 km gas, 30400 km crude oil, 27700 km refined petroleum products, 797000 km water (2018) |
| Ports and terminals | river port(s): Kheyrabad, Shir Khan | major seaport(s): Dalian, Ningbo, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin container port(s) (TEUs): Dalian (8,760,000), Guangzhou (23,236,200), Ningbo (27,530,000), Qingdao (21,010,000), Shanghai (43,303,000), Shenzhen (25,770,000), Tianjin (17,264,000) (2019) LNG terminal(s) (import): Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shandong, Shanghai, Tangshan, Zhejiang river port(s): Guangzhou (Pearl) |
| Airports | total: 46 (2020) | total: 507 (2013) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 29 (2020) over 3,047 m: 4 2,438 to 3,047 m: 8 1,524 to 2,437 m: 12 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 3 | total: 510 (2019) over 3,047 m: 87 2,438 to 3,047 m: 187 1,524 to 2,437 m: 109 914 to 1,523 m: 43 under 914 m: 84 |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 17 (2020) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 7 914 to 1,523 m: 4 under 914 m: 5 | total: 23 (2019) over 3,047 m: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 0 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 7 under 914 m: 13 |
| Heliports | 1 (2020) | 39 (2019) |
| National air transport system | number of registered air carriers: 3 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 13 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 1,722,612 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 29.56 million mt-km (2018) | number of registered air carriers: 56 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 2,890 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 436,183,969 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 611,439,830 mt-km (2018) |
| Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | YA | B |
Source: CIA Factbook
