Democratic Republic of the Congo vs. Uganda
Transportation
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| 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: 1,244 km (2014) narrow gauge: 1,244 km 1.000-m gauge (2014) |
| 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: 20,544 km (excludes local roads) (2017) paved: 4,257 km (2017) unpaved: 16,287 km (2017) |
| Waterways | 15,000 km (including the Congo River, its tributaries, and unconnected lakes) (2011) | (there are no long navigable stretches of river in Uganda; parts of the Albert Nile that flow out of Lake Albert in the northwestern part of the country are navigable; several lakes including Lake Victoria and Lake Kyoga have substantial traffic; Lake Albert is navigable along a 200-km stretch from its northern tip to its southern shores) (2011) |
| 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) | lake port(s): Entebbe, Jinja, Port Bell (Lake Victoria) |
| Merchant marine | total: 21 by type: general cargo 4, oil tanker 2, other 15 (2020) | total: 1 by type: bulk carrier 1 (2019) |
| Airports | total: 198 (2013) | total: 47 (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: 5 (2019) over 3,047 m: 3 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 |
| 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: 42 (2013) over 3,047 m: 1 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 8 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 26 (2013) under 914 m: 7 (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: 6 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 26 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 21,537 (2018) |
| Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | 9Q | 5X |
Source: CIA Factbook
