What is the difference in surface area between Algeria and Saudi Arabia?

232,050 sq. km, with Algeria ahead.

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

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

Algeria vs Saudi Arabia: Surface area

Algeria

2.38 million sq. km

in 2023

Saudi Arabia

2.15 million sq. km

in 2023

Algeria rank

10th

Saudi Arabia rank

12th

Surface area over time

Algeria
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 2.38 million sq. km against 2.15 million sq. km in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 232,050 sq. km.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

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

Algeria ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 12th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.38 million sq. km	2.15 million sq. km	232,050 sq. km	Algeria
1970s	2.38 million sq. km	2.15 million sq. km	232,050 sq. km	Algeria
1980s	2.38 million sq. km	2.15 million sq. km	232,050 sq. km	Algeria
1990s	2.38 million sq. km	2.15 million sq. km	232,050 sq. km	Algeria
2000s	2.38 million sq. km	2.15 million sq. km	232,050 sq. km	Algeria
2010s	2.38 million sq. km	2.15 million sq. km	232,050 sq. km	Algeria
2020s	2.38 million sq. km	2.15 million sq. km	232,050 sq. km	Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Algeria or Saudi Arabia?: Algeria, at 2.38 million sq. km against 2.15 million sq. km in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Algeria and Saudi Arabia?: 232,050 sq. km, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Saudi Arabia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for surface area?: Algeria ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 12th 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: 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.