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List of African countries by area

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List of African countries by area

Below is a list of countries in Africa by area. Africa is the second-largest continent in the world by area and population. Algeria has been the largest country in Africa and the Arab world since the division of the Sudan in 2011. The largest African country in sub-Saharan Africa is the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Located in Central Africa, DR Congo is also the second-largest country on the continent. Also located in Central Africa, Chad is the continent's largest landlocked country. Madagascar is the largest island country in Africa, it is also the second-largest island country in the world, only behind Indonesia. Seychelles is the smallest country in Africa overall, with The Gambia being the smallest country on mainland Africa. The continent's smallest landlocked country is Eswatini. Tunisia is the smallest country in Northern Africa. The list does not include the territory of Western Sahara, whose political status is still in dispute between Morocco and the Polisario Front.

Tables

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1
Country
Algeria
% total
7 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
2,381,741 (919,595)
2
2
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2
Country
Democratic Republic of Congo
% total
7 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
2,344,858 (905,355)
3
3
Col 1
3
Country
Sudan
% total
6 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
1,857,392 (717,143)
4
4
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4
Country
Libya
% total
5 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
1,760,540 (679,750)
5
5
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5
Country
Chad
% total
4 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
1,284,846 (496,082)
6
6
Col 1
6
Country
Niger
% total
4 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
1,268,642 (489,825)
7
7
Col 1
7
Country
Angola
% total
4 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
1,246,700 (481,400)
8
8
Col 1
8
Country
Mali
% total
4 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
1,240,192 (478,841)
9
9
Col 1
9
Country
South Africa
% total
4 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
1,221,037 (471,445)
10
10
Col 1
10
Country
Ethiopia
% total
3 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
1,104,300 (426,400)
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11
Col 1
11
Country
Mauritania
% total
3 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
1,030,700 (398,000)
12
12
Col 1
12
Country
Egypt
% total
3 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
1,002,450 (387,050)
13
13
Col 1
13
Country
Tanzania
% total
3 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
946,088 (365,287)
14
14
Col 1
14
Country
Nigeria
% total
3 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
924,768 (357,055)
15
15
Col 1
15
Country
Namibia
% total
2 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
826,616 (319,158)
16
16
Col 1
16
Country
Mozambique
% total
2 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
800,590 (309,110)
17
17
Col 1
17
Country
Zambia
% total
2 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
752,612 (290,585)
18
18
Col 1
18
Country
South Sudan
% total
2 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
648,421 (250,357)
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19
Col 1
19
Country
Somalia
% total
2 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
637,657 (246,201)
20
20
Col 1
20
Country
Central African Republic
% total
2 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
622,984 (240,535)
21
21
Col 1
21
Country
Madagascar
% total
1 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
588,042 (227,044)
22
22
Col 1
22
Country
Botswana
% total
1 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
582,730 (224,990)
23
23
Col 1
23
Country
Kenya
% total
1 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
580,368 (224,081)
24
24
Col 1
24
Country
Cameroon
% total
1 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
476,442 (183,955)
25
25
Col 1
25
Country
Morocco
% total
1 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
446,550 (172,410)
26
26
Col 1
26
Country
Zimbabwe
% total
1 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
390,756 (150,872)
27
27
Col 1
27
Country
Republic of Congo
% total
1 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
342,660 (132,300)
28
28
Col 1
28
Country
Ivory Coast
% total
1 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
322,460 (124,500)
29
29
Col 1
29
Country
Burkina Faso
% total
0 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
274,224 (105,878)
30
30
Col 1
30
Country
Gabon
% total
0 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
268,668 (103,733)
31
31
Col 1
31
Country
Guinea
% total
0 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
246,858 (95,312)
32
32
Col 1
32
Country
Uganda
% total
0 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
242,550 (93,650)
33
33
Col 1
33
Country
Ghana
% total
0 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
238,534 (92,098)
34
34
Col 1
34
Country
Senegal
% total
0 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
196,722 (75,955)
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35
Col 1
35
Country
Tunisia
% total
0 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
164,610 (63,560)
36
36
Col 1
36
Country
Malawi
% total
0 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
118,484 (45,747)
37
37
Col 1
37
Country
Eritrea
% total
0 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
116,600 (45,000)
38
38
Col 1
38
Country
Benin
% total
0 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
114,762 (44,310)
39
39
Col 1
39
Country
Liberia
% total
0 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
112,370 (43,390)
40
40
Col 1
40
Country
Sierra Leone
% total
0 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
72,740 (28,090)
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41
Col 1
41
Country
Togo
% total
0 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
56,785 (21,925)
42
42
Col 1
42
Country
Guinea Bissau
% total
0 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
36,126 (13,948)
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43
Col 1
43
Country
Lesotho
% total
0 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
30,356 (11,721)
44
44
Col 1
44
Country
Equatorial Guinea
% total
0 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
28,052 (10,831)
45
45
Col 1
45
Country
Burundi
% total
0 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
26,834 (10,361)
46
46
Col 1
46
Country
Rwanda
% total
0 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
26,338 (10,169)
47
47
Col 1
47
Country
Djibouti
% total
0 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
24,200 (9,300)
48
48
Col 1
48
Country
Eswatini
% total
0 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
18,364 (7,090)
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49
Col 1
49
Country
Gambia
% total
0 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
12,296 (4,748)
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50
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50
Country
Cape Verde
% total
0 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
4,034 (1,558)
51
51
Col 1
51
Country
Mauritius
% total
0 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
2,240 (860)
52
52
Col 1
52
Country
Comoros
% total
0 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
2,236 (863)
53
53
Col 1
53
Country
Sao Tome and Principe
% total
0 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
1,000 (390)
54
54
Col 1
54
Country
Seychelles
% total
0 %
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
452 (175)
Country
% total
Africa area in km2 (mi2)
Notes
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Algeria
7 %
2,381,741 (919,595)
2
Democratic Republic of Congo
7 %
2,344,858 (905,355)
3
Sudan
6 %
1,857,392 (717,143)
4
Libya
5 %
1,760,540 (679,750)
5
Chad
4 %
1,284,846 (496,082)
6
Niger
4 %
1,268,642 (489,825)
7
Angola
4 %
1,246,700 (481,400)
8
Mali
4 %
1,240,192 (478,841)
9
South Africa
4 %
1,221,037 (471,445)
10
Ethiopia
3 %
1,104,300 (426,400)
11
Mauritania
3 %
1,030,700 (398,000)
12
Egypt
3 %
1,002,450 (387,050)
13
Tanzania
3 %
946,088 (365,287)
14
Nigeria
3 %
924,768 (357,055)
15
Namibia
2 %
826,616 (319,158)
16
Mozambique
2 %
800,590 (309,110)
17
Zambia
2 %
752,612 (290,585)
18
South Sudan
2 %
648,421 (250,357)
19
Somalia
2 %
637,657 (246,201)
20
Central African Republic
2 %
622,984 (240,535)
21
Madagascar
1 %
588,042 (227,044)
22
Botswana
1 %
582,730 (224,990)
23
Kenya
1 %
580,368 (224,081)
24
Cameroon
1 %
476,442 (183,955)
25
Morocco
1 %
446,550 (172,410)
26
Zimbabwe
1 %
390,756 (150,872)
27
Republic of Congo
1 %
342,660 (132,300)
28
Ivory Coast
1 %
322,460 (124,500)
29
Burkina Faso
0 %
274,224 (105,878)
30
Gabon
0 %
268,668 (103,733)
31
Guinea
0 %
246,858 (95,312)
32
Uganda
0 %
242,550 (93,650)
33
Ghana
0 %
238,534 (92,098)
34
Senegal
0 %
196,722 (75,955)
35
Tunisia
0 %
164,610 (63,560)
36
Malawi
0 %
118,484 (45,747)
37
Eritrea
0 %
116,600 (45,000)
38
Benin
0 %
114,762 (44,310)
39
Liberia
0 %
112,370 (43,390)
40
Sierra Leone
0 %
72,740 (28,090)
41
Togo
0 %
56,785 (21,925)
42
Guinea Bissau
0 %
36,126 (13,948)
43
Lesotho
0 %
30,356 (11,721)
44
Equatorial Guinea
0 %
28,052 (10,831)
45
Burundi
0 %
26,834 (10,361)
46
Rwanda
0 %
26,338 (10,169)
47
Djibouti
0 %
24,200 (9,300)
48
Eswatini
0 %
18,364 (7,090)
49
Gambia
0 %
12,296 (4,748)

References

  1. Largest country in the Arab world and tenth-largest country in the world.
  2. With a former area of 2,505,813 km2 (967,500 sq mi), Sudan was the largest country in Africa until South Sudan split fro
  3. Largest landlocked country in Africa.
  4. Including the exclave of Cabinda. Largest country in Africa completely in the Southern Hemisphere, and fourth-largest co
  5. Including the Prince Edward Islands. Second-largest country in Africa completely in the Southern Hemisphere, and the fif
  6. 1,010,408 km2 (390,121 sq mi) when including the Sinai region, geographically a part of West Asia.
  7. Including Somaliland.
  8. Excluding the disputed islands of Bassas da India, Europa Island, the Glorioso Islands, and Juan de Nova Island, current
  9. Not including Western Sahara
  10. Including the offshore islands of Annobón, Corisco, Elobey Grande, and Elobey Chico.
  11. Smallest landlocked country in Africa.
  12. Smallest country on the African mainland.
  13. Includes Agaléga, and Saint Brandon, which add 70 km2 (27 sq mi) and 190 km2 (73 sq mi), respectively.
  14. 2,052 km2 (792 sq mi) including the disputed islands of the Glorioso Islands and Mayotte, currently administered by Fran
  15. Demographic Yearbook – Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density
    https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/documents/dyb2021/table03.pdf
  16. WorldAtlas
    https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/which-are-the-10-smallest-countries-of-africa-by-size.html
  17. Britannica
    https://www.britannica.com/place/Sinai-Peninsula
  18. Britannica
    https://www.britannica.com/place/Agalega-Islands
  19. Mauritius Attractions
    https://mauritiusattractions.com/st-brandon-island-i-124.html
  20. CIA World Factbook
    https://user.iiasa.ac.at/~marek/fbook/04/geos/go.html
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