What is the difference in surface area between Angola and Chad?

37,300 sq. km, with Chad ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Chad?

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

Angola vs Chad: Surface area (sq. km)

Angola

1.25 million sq. km

in 2024

Chad

1.28 million sq. km

in 2024

Angola rank

22nd

Chad rank

20th

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Angola
Chad

How they compare

Chad currently reports 1.28 million sq. km against 1.25 million sq. km in Angola, a difference of 37,300 sq. km.

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

Angola ranks 22nd and Chad ranks 20th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Chad	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.25 million sq. km	1.28 million sq. km	37,300 sq. km	Chad
1970s	1.25 million sq. km	1.28 million sq. km	37,300 sq. km	Chad
1980s	1.25 million sq. km	1.28 million sq. km	37,300 sq. km	Chad
1990s	1.25 million sq. km	1.28 million sq. km	37,300 sq. km	Chad
2000s	1.25 million sq. km	1.28 million sq. km	37,300 sq. km	Chad
2010s	1.25 million sq. km	1.28 million sq. km	37,300 sq. km	Chad
2020s	1.25 million sq. km	1.28 million sq. km	37,300 sq. km	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Angola or Chad?: Chad, at 1.28 million sq. km against 1.25 million sq. km in Angola as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Angola and Chad?: 37,300 sq. km, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Chad?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Angola and Chad rank globally for surface area?: Angola ranks 22nd and Chad ranks 20th 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.