Democratic Republic of the Congo vs. South Sudan

Transportation

	Democratic Republic of the Congo	South Sudan
Railways	total: 4,007 km (2014) narrow gauge: 3,882 km 1.067-m gauge (858 km electrified) (2014) 125 1.000-m gauge	total: 248 km (2018) note: a narrow gauge, single-track railroad between Babonosa (Sudan) and Wau, the only existing rail system, was repaired in 2010 with $250 million in UN funds, but is not currently operational
Roadways	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	total: 90,200 km (2019) paved: 300 km (2019) unpaved: 89,900 km (2019) note: most of the road network is unpaved and much of it is in disrepair
Waterways	15,000 km (including the Congo River, its tributaries, and unconnected lakes) (2011)	see entry for Sudan
Airports	total: 198 (2013)	total: 89 (2020)
Airports - with paved runways	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)	total: 4 (2020) over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 172 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 20 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 87 (2013) under 914 m: 65 (2013)	total: 84 (2020) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 12 914 to 1,523 m: 38 under 914 m: 33
Heliports	1 (2013)	3 (2020)
National air transport system	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)	number of registered air carriers: 2 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 2 annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 0 mt-km
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix	9Q	Z8

Source: CIA Factbook