Africa · Northern Africa
Algeria
Algeria covers about 2,309,000 km² (891,000 mi²), the 12th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Democratic Republic of the Congo, at about 2,325,000 km².
- 2,309,000km²Area, main territory
- 46.2 millionPopulation
- 75.3In Belgiums
500 km
- Algeria
Facts
| Area, main territory | 2,309,000 km²891,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 2,382,000 km²Wikidata · 3.1% above our measure |
| In Belgiums | 75.3 |
| Capital | Algiers |
| Population | 46.2 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 20 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 19°N to 37°N |
| In other languages | Argelia Español · Algerien Deutsch · Algérie Français · Argélia Português · アルジェリア 日本語 · 阿尔及利亚 中文 · 알제리 한국어 |
| Continent | Africa#2 of 54 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Algeria
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 7.35× the size of Algeria.
- At 20 people per km², Algeria is the 148th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 28°N is drawn about 1.3× too large in area, so Algeria looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Algeria's main territory stretches about 2,020 km north to south and 2,070 km east to west.
- Our measured 2,309,000 km² is 3.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 2,382,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
How Algeria measures up
Algeria holds 7.7% of the land area and 3.3% of the people of the 54 countries listed for Africa. In Northern Africa it is the 1st largest of 7.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,309,000 km² | 11th of 239 |
| Population | 46.2 million | 33rd of 237 |
| Density | 20 per km² | 148th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 28.0°N | 83rd of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Algeria is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 75.3× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 9.47× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 6.46× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 6.18× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 4.21× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.73× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.27× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.24× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.14× its size |
Where Algeria sits
- Algeria's centre lies at 28.0°N, 2.7°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 3,120 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 19°N to 37°N, about 2,010 km from its southern edge to its northern.
- The prime meridian passes through it.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Algeria had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Algeria would have 2.89 billion people. It has 46.2 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Algeria would have 8.6 million people. It has 46.2 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 167.1 million.
About the same size as
Largest in Africa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo2,325,000 km²
- Algeria#2 · 2,309,000 km²
- Sudan1,856,000 km²
- Libya1,624,000 km²
- Chad1,266,000 km²
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2023; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11