What is the difference in land area between Algeria and IDA total?

22.93 million sq. km, with IDA total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and IDA total?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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 IDA total: Land area

Algeria

2.38 million sq. km

in 2023

IDA total

25.32 million sq. km

in 2023

Algeria rank

10th

IDA total rank

13th

Land area over time

Algeria
IDA total

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 25.32 million sq. km against 2.38 million sq. km in Algeria, a difference of 22.93 million sq. km.

That makes IDA total's figure about 10.6 times Algeria's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 10th and IDA total ranks 13th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	IDA total	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.38 million sq. km	20.78 million sq. km	18.40 million sq. km	IDA total
1970s	2.38 million sq. km	20.78 million sq. km	18.40 million sq. km	IDA total
1980s	2.38 million sq. km	20.78 million sq. km	18.40 million sq. km	IDA total
1990s	2.38 million sq. km	22.15 million sq. km	19.77 million sq. km	IDA total
2000s	2.38 million sq. km	22.73 million sq. km	20.35 million sq. km	IDA total
2010s	2.38 million sq. km	24.79 million sq. km	22.41 million sq. km	IDA total
2020s	2.38 million sq. km	25.32 million sq. km	22.93 million sq. km	IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Algeria or IDA total?: IDA total, at 25.32 million sq. km against 2.38 million sq. km in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Algeria and IDA total?: 22.93 million sq. km, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and IDA total?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Algeria and IDA total rank globally for land area?: Algeria ranks 10th and IDA total ranks 13th of 215 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: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 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.