Zambia vs. Democratic Republic of the Congo
Transportation
| Zambia | Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
|---|---|---|
| Railways | 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) | total: 4,007 km (2014) narrow gauge: 3,882 km 1.067-m gauge (858 km electrified) (2014) 125 1.000-m gauge |
| Roadways | total: 67,671 km (2018) paved: 14,888 km (2018) unpaved: 52,783 km (2018) | 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 |
| Waterways | 2,250 km (includes Lake Tanganyika and the Zambezi and Luapula Rivers) (2010) | 15,000 km (including the Congo River, its tributaries, and unconnected lakes) (2011) |
| Pipelines | 771 km oil (2013) | 62 km gas, 77 km oil, 756 km refined products (2013) |
| Ports and terminals | river port(s): Mpulungu (Zambezi) | 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) |
| Merchant marine | total: 1 by type: other 1 (2019) | total: 21 by type: general cargo 4, oil tanker 2, other 15 (2020) |
| Airports | total: 88 (2013) | total: 198 (2013) |
| Airports - with paved runways | 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) | 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) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | 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) | total: 172 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 20 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 87 (2013) under 914 m: 65 (2013) |
| National air transport system | 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) | 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) |
| Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | 9J | 9Q |
Source: CIA Factbook
