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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. Algeria has been the largest country in Africa and the Arab world since the division of Sudan in 2011. The largest African country not located in the Arab world is the Democratic Republic of the Congo located in Central Africa, which is also the second largest in the continent. Africa is the second largest continent in the world by area. Seychelles is the smallest country in Africa overall, with The Gambia being the smallest country on continental Africa.

Tables

1
1
Col 1
1
Country
Algeria
%total
7.9%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
2,382,740 (919,980)
2
2
Col 1
2
Country
DR Congo
%total
7.7%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
2,344,858 (905,355)
3
3
Col 1
3
Country
Sudan
%total
6.2%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
1,857,392 (717,143)
4
4
Col 1
4
Country
Libya
%total
5.8%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
1,760,540 (679,750)
5
5
Col 1
5
Country
Chad
%total
4.2%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
1,284,846 (496,082)
6
6
Col 1
6
Country
Niger
%total
4.2%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
1,268,642 (489,825)
7
7
Col 1
7
Country
Angola
%total
4.1%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
1,246,700 (481,400)
8
8
Col 1
8
Country
Mali
%total
4.1%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
1,240,192 (478,841)
9
9
Col 1
9
Country
South Africa
%total
4.0%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
1,221,037 (471,445)
10
10
Col 1
10
Country
Ethiopia
%total
3.6%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
1,104,300 (426,400)
11
11
Col 1
11
Country
Mauritania
%total
3.4%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
1,030,700 (398,000)
12
12
Col 1
12
Country
Egypt
%total
3.1%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
1,002,450 (387,050)
13
13
Col 1
13
Country
Tanzania
%total
3.1%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
946,088 (365,287)
14
14
Col 1
14
Country
Nigeria
%total
3.1%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
924,768 (357,055)
15
15
Col 1
15
Country
Namibia
%total
2.7%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
826,616 (319,158)
16
16
Col 1
16
Country
Somalia
%total
2.68%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
637,657 (246,201)
17
17
Col 1
17
Country
Mozambique
%total
2.6%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
800,590 (309,110)
18
18
Col 1
18
Country
Zambia
%total
2.5%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
752,612 (290,585)
19
19
Col 1
19
Country
South Sudan
%total
2.1%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
648,421 (250,357)
20
20
Col 1
20
Country
Central African Republic
%total
2.1%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
622,984 (240,535)
21
21
Col 1
21
Country
Madagascar
%total
1.9%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
588,042 (227,044)
22
22
Col 1
22
Country
Botswana
%total
1.9%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
582,730 (224,990)
23
23
Col 1
23
Country
Kenya
%total
1.9%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
580,368 (224,081)
24
24
Col 1
24
Country
Cameroon
%total
1.6%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
476,442 (183,955)
25
25
Col 1
25
Country
Morocco
%total
1.5%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
446,550 (172,410)
26
26
Col 1
26
Country
Zimbabwe
%total
1.3%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
390,756 (150,872)
27
27
Col 1
27
Country
Republic of the Congo
%total
1.1%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
342,660 (132,300)
28
28
Col 1
28
Country
Ivory Coast
%total
1.1%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
322,460 (124,500)
29
29
Col 1
29
Country
Burkina Faso
%total
0.9%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
274,224 (105,878)
30
30
Col 1
30
Country
Gabon
%total
0.9%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
268,668 (103,733)
31
31
Col 1
31
Country
Guinea
%total
0.8%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
246,858 (95,312)
32
32
Col 1
32
Country
Uganda
%total
0.8%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
242,550 (93,650)
33
33
Col 1
33
Country
Ghana
%total
0.8%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
238,534 (92,098)
34
34
Col 1
34
Country
Senegal
%total
0.6%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
196,722 (75,955)
35
35
Col 1
35
Country
Tunisia
%total
0.5%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
164,610 (63,560)
36
36
Col 1
36
Country
Malawi
%total
0.4%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
118,484 (45,747)
37
37
Col 1
37
Country
Eritrea
%total
0.4%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
116,600 (45,000)
38
38
Col 1
38
Country
Benin
%total
0.4%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
114,762 (44,310)
39
39
Col 1
39
Country
Liberia
%total
0.4%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
112,370 (43,390)
40
40
Col 1
40
Country
Sierra Leone
%total
0.2%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
72,740 (28,090)
41
41
Col 1
41
Country
Togo
%total
0.2%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
56,785 (21,925)
42
42
Col 1
42
Country
Guinea-Bissau
%total
0.1%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
36,126 (13,948)
43
43
Col 1
43
Country
Lesotho
%total
0.1%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
30,356 (11,721)
44
44
Col 1
44
Country
Equatorial Guinea
%total
0.1%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
28,052 (10,831)
45
45
Col 1
45
Country
Burundi
%total
0.1%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
26,834 (10,361)
46
46
Col 1
46
Country
Rwanda
%total
0.1%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
26,338 (10,169)
47
47
Col 1
47
Country
Djibouti
%total
0.1%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
24,200 (9,300)
48
48
Col 1
48
Country
Eswatini
%total
0.1%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
18,364 (7,090)
49
49
Col 1
49
Country
The Gambia
%total
0.04%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
12,296 (4,748)
50
50
Col 1
50
Country
Cape Verde
%total
0.01%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
4,034 (1,558)
51
51
Col 1
51
Country
Mauritius
%total
0.01%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
2,240 (860)
52
52
Col 1
52
Country
Comoros
%total
0.01%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
2,236 (863)
53
53
Col 1
53
Country
São Tomé and Príncipe
%total
0.003%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
1,000 (390)
54
54
Col 1
54
Country
Seychelles
%total
0.001%
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
452 (175)
Country
%total
Africa areain km2 (mi2)
1
Algeria
7.9%
2,382,740 (919,980)
2
DR Congo
7.7%
2,344,858 (905,355)
3
Sudan
6.2%
1,857,392 (717,143)
4
Libya
5.8%
1,760,540 (679,750)
5
Chad
4.2%
1,284,846 (496,082)
6
Niger
4.2%
1,268,642 (489,825)
7
Angola
4.1%
1,246,700 (481,400)
8
Mali
4.1%
1,240,192 (478,841)
9
South Africa
4.0%
1,221,037 (471,445)
10
Ethiopia
3.6%
1,104,300 (426,400)
11
Mauritania
3.4%
1,030,700 (398,000)
12
Egypt
3.1%
1,002,450 (387,050)
13
Tanzania
3.1%
946,088 (365,287)
14
Nigeria
3.1%
924,768 (357,055)
15
Namibia
2.7%
826,616 (319,158)
16
Somalia
2.68%
637,657 (246,201)
17
Mozambique
2.6%
800,590 (309,110)
18
Zambia
2.5%
752,612 (290,585)
19
South Sudan
2.1%
648,421 (250,357)
20
Central African Republic
2.1%
622,984 (240,535)
21
Madagascar
1.9%
588,042 (227,044)
22
Botswana
1.9%
582,730 (224,990)
23
Kenya
1.9%
580,368 (224,081)
24
Cameroon
1.6%
476,442 (183,955)
25
Morocco
1.5%
446,550 (172,410)
26
Zimbabwe
1.3%
390,756 (150,872)
27
Republic of the Congo
1.1%
342,660 (132,300)
28
Ivory Coast
1.1%
322,460 (124,500)
29
Burkina Faso
0.9%
274,224 (105,878)
30
Gabon
0.9%
268,668 (103,733)
31
Guinea
0.8%
246,858 (95,312)
32
Uganda
0.8%
242,550 (93,650)
33
Ghana
0.8%
238,534 (92,098)
34
Senegal
0.6%
196,722 (75,955)
35
Tunisia
0.5%
164,610 (63,560)
36
Malawi
0.4%
118,484 (45,747)
37
Eritrea
0.4%
116,600 (45,000)
38
Benin
0.4%
114,762 (44,310)
39
Liberia
0.4%
112,370 (43,390)
40
Sierra Leone
0.2%
72,740 (28,090)
41
Togo
0.2%
56,785 (21,925)
42
Guinea-Bissau
0.1%
36,126 (13,948)
43
Lesotho
0.1%
30,356 (11,721)
44
Equatorial Guinea
0.1%
28,052 (10,831)
45
Burundi
0.1%
26,834 (10,361)
46
Rwanda
0.1%
26,338 (10,169)
47
Djibouti
0.1%
24,200 (9,300)
48
Eswatini
0.1%
18,364 (7,090)
49
The Gambia
0.04%
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. 1,002,450 km2 (387,048 sq mi) when including the Sinai Region, geographically part of Western 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
  21. CIA World Factbook
    https://user.iiasa.ac.at/~marek/fbook/04/print/mf.html
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