Argentina is 1.21× the size of Algeria
Argentina covers about 2,783,000 km² (1,074,000 mi²) and Algeria about 2,309,000 km² (891,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,783,000km²Argentina
- 2,309,000km²Algeria
500 km
- Argentina
- Algeria
What fits
- Algeria is 83% of the size of Argentina.
- Argentina is larger by 474,000 km² (183,000 mi²), which is 21% of the area of Algeria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Argentina is about 90.7, Algeria about 75.3.
How they differ
- Argentina also has the larger population: 47.3 million against 46.2 million, 1.03× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 20 in Algeria against 17 in Argentina: Algeria is 1.18× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,940 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Argentina at 35°S is drawn about 1.5× too large and Algeria at 28°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Argentina as 1.39× the size of Algeria instead of 1.21×.
- The gap between them, 474,000 km², is about the size of Somalia (472,000 km²).
- At Algeria's density, Argentina would have 55.6 million people (it has 47.3 million). At Argentina's density, Algeria would have 39.3 million (it has 46.2 million).
- Algeria's centre is 62.7° of latitude, about 6,980 km, farther north than Argentina's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Argentina | 1.21× |
| More people | Argentina | 1.03× |
| More crowded | Algeria | 1.18× |
| Farther north | Algeria | 62.7° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Argentina | 1.5× against 1.3× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Argentina | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 90.7× | 75.3× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 11.4× | 9.47× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 7.78× | 6.46× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 7.45× | 6.18× |
| France 548,000 km² | 5.08× | 4.21× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.88× | 0.73× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.33× | 0.27× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.29× | 0.24× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.16× | 0.14× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Argentina | Algeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 2,783,000 km²1,074,000 mi² | 2,309,000 km²891,000 mi² |
| Population | 47.3 millionWikidata, 2022 | 46.2 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 17 per km² | 20 per km² |
| Official area | 2,780,000 km²Wikidata | 2,382,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Buenos Aires | Algiers |
| Latitude range | 55°S to 22°S | 19°N to 37°N |
| Continent | South America | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 2,780,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,783,000 km², to within 2%.
- 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.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11