Tanzania vs. Zambia
Transportation
| Tanzania | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Railways | total: 4,567 km (2014) narrow gauge: 1,860 km 1.067-m gauge (2014) 2707 km 1.000-m gauge | total: 3,126 km (2014) narrow gauge: 3,126 km 1.067-m gauge (2014) note: includes 1,860 km of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) |
| Roadways | total: 87,581 km (2015) paved: 10,025 km (2015) unpaved: 77,556 km (2015) | total: 67,671 km (2018) paved: 14,888 km (2018) unpaved: 52,783 km (2018) |
| 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) | 2,250 km (includes Lake Tanganyika and the Zambezi and Luapula Rivers) (2010) |
| Pipelines | 311 km gas, 891 km oil, 8 km refined products (2013) | 771 km oil (2013) |
| Ports and terminals | major seaport(s): Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar | river port(s): Mpulungu (Zambezi) |
| Merchant marine | total: 315 by type: bulk carrier 3, container ship 5, general cargo 156, oil tanker 45, other 106 (2020) | total: 1 by type: other 1 (2019) |
| Airports | total: 166 (2013) | total: 88 (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: 8 (2013) over 3,047 m: 1 (2013) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2013) |
| 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: 80 (2013) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 53 (2013) under 914 m: 21 (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: 3 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 6 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 8,904 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 75.08 million mt-km (2018) |
| Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | 5H | 9J |
Source: CIA Factbook
