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

343,160 sq. km, with Kazakhstan ahead.

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

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Algeria vs Kazakhstan: Surface area (sq. km)

Algeria

2.38 million sq. km

in 2024

Kazakhstan

2.72 million sq. km

in 2024

Algeria rank

10th

Kazakhstan rank

9th

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Algeria
Kazakhstan

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 2.72 million sq. km against 2.38 million sq. km in Algeria, a difference of 343,160 sq. km.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 10th and Kazakhstan ranks 9th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Kazakhstan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.38 million sq. km	2.72 million sq. km	343,160 sq. km	Kazakhstan
1970s	2.38 million sq. km	2.72 million sq. km	343,160 sq. km	Kazakhstan
1980s	2.38 million sq. km	2.72 million sq. km	343,160 sq. km	Kazakhstan
1990s	2.38 million sq. km	2.72 million sq. km	343,160 sq. km	Kazakhstan
2000s	2.38 million sq. km	2.72 million sq. km	343,160 sq. km	Kazakhstan
2010s	2.38 million sq. km	2.72 million sq. km	343,160 sq. km	Kazakhstan
2020s	2.38 million sq. km	2.72 million sq. km	343,160 sq. km	Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Algeria or Kazakhstan?: Kazakhstan, at 2.72 million sq. km against 2.38 million sq. km in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Algeria and Kazakhstan?: 343,160 sq. km, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Kazakhstan?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Kazakhstan rank globally for surface area?: Algeria ranks 10th and Kazakhstan ranks 9th of 216 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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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: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

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