China vs. Russia
Transportation
| China | Russia | |
|---|---|---|
| Railways | total: 131,000 km 1.435-m gauge (80,000 km electrified); 102,000 traditional, 29,000 high-speed (2018) | total: 87,157 km (2014) narrow gauge: 957 km 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island) (2014) broad gauge: 86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified) (2014) note: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serve industries |
| Roadways | total: 4,960,600 km (2017) paved: 4,338,600 km (includes 136,500 km of expressways) (2017) unpaved: 622,000 km (2017) | total: 1,283,387 km (2012) paved: 927,721 km (includes 39,143 km of expressways) (2012) unpaved: 355,666 km (2012) |
| Waterways | 110,000 km (navigable waterways) (2011) | 102,000 km (including 48,000 km with guaranteed depth; the 72,000-km system in European Russia links Baltic Sea, White Sea, Caspian Sea, Sea of Azov, and Black Sea) (2009) |
| Pipelines | 76000 km gas, 30400 km crude oil, 27700 km refined petroleum products, 797000 km water (2018) | 177700 km gas, 54800 km oil, 19300 km refined products (2016) |
| Ports and terminals | 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) | major seaport(s): Kaliningrad, Nakhodka, Novorossiysk, Primorsk, Vostochnyy oil terminal(s): Kavkaz oil terminal container port(s) (TEUs): Saint Petersburg (2,221,724) (2019) LNG terminal(s) (export): Sakhalin Island river port(s): Saint Petersburg (Neva River) |
| Merchant marine | total: 6,197 by type: bulk carrier 1,515, container ship 322, general cargo 862, oil tanker 968, other 2,530 (2020) | total: 2,808 by type: bulk carrier 15, container ship 16, general cargo 923, oil tanker 406, other 1,448 (2020) |
| Airports | total: 507 (2013) | total: 1,218 (2013) |
| Airports - with paved runways | 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 | total: 594 (2017) over 3,047 m: 54 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 197 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 123 (2017) 914 to 1,523 m: 95 (2017) under 914 m: 125 (2017) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | 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 | total: 624 (2013) over 3,047 m: 4 (2013) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 13 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 69 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 81 (2013) under 914 m: 457 (2013) |
| Heliports | 39 (2019) | 49 (2013) |
| National air transport system | 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) | number of registered air carriers: 32 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 958 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 99,327,311 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 6,810,610,000 mt-km (2018) |
| Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | B | RA |
Source: CIA Factbook
