China vs. Kazakhstan
Transportation
| China | Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Railways | total: 131,000 km 1.435-m gauge (80,000 km electrified); 102,000 traditional, 29,000 high-speed (2018) | total: 16,614 km (2017) broad gauge: 16,614 km 1.520-m gauge (4,200 km electrified) (2017) |
| Roadways | total: 4,960,600 km (2017) paved: 4,338,600 km (includes 136,500 km of expressways) (2017) unpaved: 622,000 km (2017) | total: 95,409 km (2017) paved: 81,814 km (2017) unpaved: 13,595 km (2017) |
| Waterways | 110,000 km (navigable waterways) (2011) | 4,000 km (on the Ertis (Irtysh) River (80%) and Syr Darya (Syrdariya) River) (2010) |
| Pipelines | 76000 km gas, 30400 km crude oil, 27700 km refined petroleum products, 797000 km water (2018) | 658 km condensate, 15,256 km gas (2017), 8,013 km oil (2017), 1,095 km refined products, 1,975 km water (2016) (2017) |
| Ports and terminals | 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) | major seaport(s): Caspian Sea - Aqtau (Shevchenko), Atyrau (Gur'yev) river port(s): Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), Pavlodar, Semey (Semipalatinsk) (Irtysh River) |
| Merchant marine | total: 6,197 by type: bulk carrier 1,515, container ship 322, general cargo 862, oil tanker 968, other 2,530 (2020) | total: 128 by type: general cargo 3, oil tanker 8, other 117 (2020) |
| Airports | total: 507 (2013) | total: 96 (2013) |
| Airports - with paved runways | 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 | total: 63 (2017) over 3,047 m: 10 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 25 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 15 (2017) 914 to 1,523 m: 5 (2017) under 914 m: 8 (2017) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | 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 | total: 33 (2013) over 3,047 m: 5 (2013) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 7 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 5 (2013) under 914 m: 13 (2013) |
| Heliports | 39 (2019) | 3 (2013) |
| National air transport system | 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) | number of registered air carriers: 12 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 84 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 7,143,797 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 50.22 million mt-km (2018) |
| Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | B | UP |
Source: CIA Factbook
