What is the difference in land area between Algeria and Democratic Republic of Congo?

114,690 sq. km, with Algeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Democratic Republic of Congo?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Land area (sq. km)

Algeria

2.38 million sq. km

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo

2.27 million sq. km

in 2024

Algeria rank

10th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

11th

Land area (sq. km) over time

Algeria
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 2.38 million sq. km against 2.27 million sq. km in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 114,690 sq. km.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 10th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th of 216 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.38 million sq. km	2.27 million sq. km	114,690 sq. km	Algeria
1970s	2.38 million sq. km	2.27 million sq. km	114,690 sq. km	Algeria
1980s	2.38 million sq. km	2.27 million sq. km	114,690 sq. km	Algeria
1990s	2.38 million sq. km	2.27 million sq. km	114,690 sq. km	Algeria
2000s	2.38 million sq. km	2.27 million sq. km	114,690 sq. km	Algeria
2010s	2.38 million sq. km	2.27 million sq. km	114,690 sq. km	Algeria
2020s	2.38 million sq. km	2.27 million sq. km	114,690 sq. km	Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Algeria or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Algeria, at 2.38 million sq. km against 2.27 million sq. km in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area between Algeria and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 114,690 sq. km, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for land area?: Algeria ranks 10th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 15,585 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.