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

23.05 million sq. km, with IDA total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo 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.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo

2.27 million sq. km

in 2024

IDA total

25.32 million sq. km

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

11th

IDA total rank

13th

Land area (sq. km) over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
IDA total

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 25.32 million sq. km against 2.27 million sq. km in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 23.05 million sq. km.

That makes IDA total's figure about 11.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and IDA total ranks 13th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	IDA total	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.27 million sq. km	20.78 million sq. km	18.51 million sq. km	IDA total
1970s	2.27 million sq. km	20.78 million sq. km	18.51 million sq. km	IDA total
1980s	2.27 million sq. km	20.78 million sq. km	18.51 million sq. km	IDA total
1990s	2.27 million sq. km	22.15 million sq. km	19.88 million sq. km	IDA total
2000s	2.27 million sq. km	22.73 million sq. km	20.46 million sq. km	IDA total
2010s	2.27 million sq. km	24.79 million sq. km	22.52 million sq. km	IDA total
2020s	2.27 million sq. km	25.32 million sq. km	23.05 million sq. km	IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Democratic Republic of Congo or IDA total?: IDA total, at 25.32 million sq. km against 2.27 million sq. km in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA total?: 23.05 million sq. km, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA total?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA total rank globally for land area?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and IDA total ranks 13th 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: 12 November 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.