Tanzania vs. Kenya
Transportation
| Tanzania | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Railways | total: 4,567 km (2014) narrow gauge: 1,860 km 1.067-m gauge (2014) 2707 km 1.000-m gauge | total: 3,819 km (2018) standard gauge: 485 km 1.435-m gauge (2018) narrow gauge: 3,334 km 1.000-m gauge (2018) |
| Roadways | total: 87,581 km (2015) paved: 10,025 km (2015) unpaved: 77,556 km (2015) | total: 177,800 km (2018) paved: 14,420 km (8,500 km highways, 1,872 urban roads, and 4,048 rural roads) (2017) unpaved: 147,032 km (2017) |
| Waterways | (Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, and Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) are the principal avenues of commerce with neighboring countries; the rivers are not navigable) (2011) | none specifically; the only significant inland waterway is the part of Lake Victoria within the boundaries of Kenya; Kisumu is the main port and has ferry connections to Uganda and Tanzania (2011) |
| Pipelines | 311 km gas, 891 km oil, 8 km refined products (2013) | 4 km oil, 1,432 km refined products (2018) |
| Ports and terminals | major seaport(s): Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar | major seaport(s): Kisumu, Mombasa LNG terminal(s) (import): Mombasa |
| Merchant marine | total: 315 by type: bulk carrier 3, container ship 5, general cargo 156, oil tanker 45, other 106 (2020) | total: 24 by type: oil tanker 2, other 22 (2020) |
| Airports | total: 166 (2013) | total: 197 (2013) |
| Airports - with paved runways | 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 | total: 16 (2017) over 3,047 m: 5 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2017) 914 to 1,523 m: 6 (2017) under 914 m: 1 (2017) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | 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) | total: 181 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 14 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 107 (2013) under 914 m: 60 (2013) |
| National air transport system | 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) | number of registered air carriers: 25 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 188 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 5,935,831 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 294.97 million mt-km (2018) |
| Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | 5H | 5Y |
Source: CIA Factbook
