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

432,650 sq. km, with Kazakhstan ahead.

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

33 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo

2.27 million sq. km

in 2024

Kazakhstan

2.70 million sq. km

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

11th

Kazakhstan rank

9th

Land area (sq. km) over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Kazakhstan

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 2.70 million sq. km against 2.27 million sq. km in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 432,650 sq. km.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Kazakhstan ranks 9th of 216 countries.

Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Kazakhstan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.27 million sq. km	2.70 million sq. km	432,650 sq. km	Kazakhstan
2000s	2.27 million sq. km	2.70 million sq. km	432,650 sq. km	Kazakhstan
2010s	2.27 million sq. km	2.70 million sq. km	432,650 sq. km	Kazakhstan
2020s	2.27 million sq. km	2.70 million sq. km	432,650 sq. km	Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Democratic Republic of Congo or Kazakhstan?: Kazakhstan, at 2.70 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 Democratic Republic of Congo and Kazakhstan?: 432,650 sq. km, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Kazakhstan?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Kazakhstan rank globally for land area?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Kazakhstan ranks 9th 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.