North Korea vs. China
Transportation
| North Korea | China | |
|---|---|---|
| Railways | total: 7,435 km (2014) standard gauge: 7,435 km 1.435-m gauge (5,400 km electrified) (2014) note: figures are approximate; some narrow-gauge railway also exists | total: 131,000 km 1.435-m gauge (80,000 km electrified); 102,000 traditional, 29,000 high-speed (2018) |
| Roadways | total: 25,554 km (2006) paved: 724 km (2006) unpaved: 24,830 km (2006) | total: 4,960,600 km (2017) paved: 4,338,600 km (includes 136,500 km of expressways) (2017) unpaved: 622,000 km (2017) |
| Waterways | 2,250 km (most navigable only by small craft) (2011) | 110,000 km (navigable waterways) (2011) |
| Pipelines | 6 km oil (2013) | 76000 km gas, 30400 km crude oil, 27700 km refined petroleum products, 797000 km water (2018) |
| Ports and terminals | major seaport(s): Ch'ongjin, Haeju, Hungnam, Namp'o, Songnim, Sonbong (formerly Unggi), Wonsan | 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) |
| Merchant marine | total: 261 by type: bulk carrier 8, container ship 5, general cargo 187, oil tanker 32, other 29 (2020) | total: 6,197 by type: bulk carrier 1,515, container ship 322, general cargo 862, oil tanker 968, other 2,530 (2020) |
| Airports | total: 82 (2013) | total: 507 (2013) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 39 (2017) over 3,047 m: 3 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 22 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 8 (2017) 914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2017) under 914 m: 4 (2017) | 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: 43 (2013) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 17 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 15 (2013) under 914 m: 8 (2013) | 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 | 23 (2013) | 39 (2019) |
| National air transport system | number of registered air carriers: 1 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 4 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 103,560 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 250,000 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 | P | B |
Source: CIA Factbook
