What is the difference in surface area between Algeria and Argentina?

398,660 sq. km, with Argentina ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Argentina: Surface area

Algeria

2.38 million sq. km

in 2023

Argentina

2.78 million sq. km

in 2023

Algeria rank

10th

Argentina rank

8th

Surface area over time

Algeria
Argentina

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 2.78 million sq. km against 2.38 million sq. km in Algeria, a difference of 398,660 sq. km.

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

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

Algeria ranks 10th and Argentina ranks 8th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Argentina	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.38 million sq. km	2.78 million sq. km	398,660 sq. km	Argentina
1970s	2.38 million sq. km	2.78 million sq. km	398,660 sq. km	Argentina
1980s	2.38 million sq. km	2.78 million sq. km	398,660 sq. km	Argentina
1990s	2.38 million sq. km	2.78 million sq. km	398,660 sq. km	Argentina
2000s	2.38 million sq. km	2.78 million sq. km	398,660 sq. km	Argentina
2010s	2.38 million sq. km	2.78 million sq. km	398,660 sq. km	Argentina
2020s	2.38 million sq. km	2.78 million sq. km	398,660 sq. km	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Algeria or Argentina?: Argentina, at 2.78 million sq. km against 2.38 million sq. km in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Algeria and Argentina?: 398,660 sq. km, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Argentina?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Argentina rank globally for surface area?: Algeria ranks 10th and Argentina ranks 8th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.