Democratic Republic of the Congo is 1.01× the size of Algeria

Democratic Republic of the Congo covers about 2,325,000 km² (898,000 mi²) and Algeria about 2,309,000 km² (891,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

2,325,000km²Democratic Republic of the Congo
2,309,000km²Algeria

500 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Algeria

What fits

Algeria is 99% of the size of Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Democratic Republic of the Congo is larger by 16,400 km² (6,330 mi²), which is 0.7% of the area of Algeria.
Measured in Belgiums: Democratic Republic of the Congo is about 75.8, Algeria about 75.3.

How they differ

Democratic Republic of the Congo also has the larger population: 105.8 million against 46.2 million, 2.29× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 45 in Democratic Republic of the Congo against 20 in Algeria: Democratic Republic of the Congo is 2.28× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 4,100 km apart.
On a standard web map Algeria looks larger than Democratic Republic of the Congo: Democratic Republic of the Congo at 3°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and Algeria at 28°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Algeria as 1.27× the size of Democratic Republic of the Congo, when Democratic Republic of the Congo is 1.01× the size of Algeria.
Together Democratic Republic of the Congo and Algeria cover 4,634,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 32% smaller).
At Algeria's density, Democratic Republic of the Congo would have 46.5 million people (it has 105.8 million). At Democratic Republic of the Congo's density, Algeria would have 105.0 million (it has 46.2 million).
Algeria's centre is 30.9° of latitude, about 3,440 km, farther north than Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Democratic Republic of the Congo	1.01×
More people	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2.29×
More crowded	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2.28×
Farther north	Algeria	30.9° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Algeria	1.3× against 1.0×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Algeria
Belgium 30,700 km²	75.8×	75.3×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	9.54×	9.47×
Germany 358,000 km²	6.50×	6.46×
Japan 374,000 km²	6.23×	6.18×
France 548,000 km²	4.24×	4.21×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.74×	0.73×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.27×	0.27×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.25×	0.24×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.14×	0.14×

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Algeria
Area, main territory	2,325,000 km²898,000 mi²	2,309,000 km²891,000 mi²
Population	105.8 millionWikidata, 2023	46.2 millionWikidata, 2023
Density	45 per km²	20 per km²
Official area	2,345,000 km²Wikidata	2,382,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Kinshasa	Algiers
Latitude range	13°S to 5°N	19°N to 37°N
Continent	Africa	Africa

Population: Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 2,345,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,325,000 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

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