The Democratic Republic of the Congo has fewer all-weather paved highways than any country of its population and size in Africa — a total of , of which only  is in good condition (see below). To put this in perspective, the road distance across the country in any direction is more than  (e.g. Matadi to Lubumbashi,  by road). The figure of  converts to  of paved road per 1,000,000 of population. Comparative figures for Zambia and Botswana are  and  respectively.