Democratic Republic of the Congo vs. Tanzania
Transportation
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Railways | total: 4,007 km (2014) narrow gauge: 3,882 km 1.067-m gauge (858 km electrified) (2014) 125 1.000-m gauge | total: 4,567 km (2014) narrow gauge: 1,860 km 1.067-m gauge (2014) 2707 km 1.000-m gauge |
| Roadways | total: 152,373 km (2015) paved: 3,047 km (2015) unpaved: 149,326 km (2015) urban: 7,400 km (2015) non-urban: 144,973 km | total: 87,581 km (2015) paved: 10,025 km (2015) unpaved: 77,556 km (2015) |
| Waterways | 15,000 km (including the Congo River, its tributaries, and unconnected lakes) (2011) | (Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, and Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) are the principal avenues of commerce with neighboring countries; the rivers are not navigable) (2011) |
| Pipelines | 62 km gas, 77 km oil, 756 km refined products (2013) | 311 km gas, 891 km oil, 8 km refined products (2013) |
| Ports and terminals | major seaport(s): Banana river or lake port(s): Boma, Bumba, Kinshasa, Kisangani, Matadi, Mbandaka (Congo) Kindu (Lualaba) Bukavu, Goma (Lake Kivu) Kalemie (Lake Tanganyika) | major seaport(s): Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar |
| Merchant marine | total: 21 by type: general cargo 4, oil tanker 2, other 15 (2020) | total: 315 by type: bulk carrier 3, container ship 5, general cargo 156, oil tanker 45, other 106 (2020) |
| Airports | total: 198 (2013) | total: 166 (2013) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 26 (2017) over 3,047 m: 3 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 17 (2017) 914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2017) under 914 m: 1 (2017) | total: 10 (2019) over 3,047 m: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 914 to 1,523 m: 2 |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 172 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 20 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 87 (2013) under 914 m: 65 (2013) | total: 156 (2013) over 3,047 m: 1 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 24 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 98 (2013) under 914 m: 33 (2013) |
| National air transport system | number of registered air carriers: 8 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 13 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 932,043 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 890,000 mt-km (2018) | number of registered air carriers: 11 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 91 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 1,481,557 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 390,000 mt-km (2018) |
| Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | 9Q | 5H |
Source: CIA Factbook
