What is the difference in land area between Algeria and India?

591,450 sq. km, with India ahead.

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

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 India: Land area

Algeria

2.38 million sq. km

in 2023

India

2.97 million sq. km

in 2023

Algeria rank

11th

India rank

8th

Land area over time

Algeria
India

How they compare

India currently reports 2.97 million sq. km against 2.38 million sq. km in Algeria, a difference of 591,450 sq. km.

That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.

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

Algeria ranks 11th and India ranks 8th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	India	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.38 million sq. km	2.97 million sq. km	591,450 sq. km	India
1970s	2.38 million sq. km	2.97 million sq. km	591,450 sq. km	India
1980s	2.38 million sq. km	2.97 million sq. km	591,450 sq. km	India
1990s	2.38 million sq. km	2.97 million sq. km	591,450 sq. km	India
2000s	2.38 million sq. km	2.97 million sq. km	591,450 sq. km	India
2010s	2.38 million sq. km	2.97 million sq. km	591,450 sq. km	India
2020s	2.38 million sq. km	2.97 million sq. km	591,450 sq. km	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Algeria or India?: India, at 2.97 million sq. km against 2.38 million sq. km in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Algeria and India?: 591,450 sq. km, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and India?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Algeria and India rank globally for land area?: Algeria ranks 11th and India ranks 8th of 217 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.