Kazakhstan is 1.18× the size of Algeria
Kazakhstan covers about 2,714,000 km² (1,048,000 mi²) and Algeria about 2,309,000 km² (891,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,714,000km²Kazakhstan
- 2,309,000km²Algeria
500 km
- Kazakhstan
- Algeria
What fits
- Algeria is 85% of the size of Kazakhstan.
- Kazakhstan is larger by 405,000 km² (157,000 mi²), which is 18% of the area of Algeria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Kazakhstan is about 88.5, Algeria about 75.3.
How they differ
- Kazakhstan is larger, but Algeria has the larger population: 46.2 million against 20.1 million, 2.29× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 20 in Algeria against 7.4 in Kazakhstan: Algeria is 2.69× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,880 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Kazakhstan at 48°N is drawn about 2.3× too large and Algeria at 28°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Kazakhstan as 2.07× the size of Algeria instead of 1.18×.
- The gap between them, 405,000 km², is about the size of Paraguay (400,000 km²).
- At Algeria's density, Kazakhstan would have 54.3 million people (it has 20.1 million). At Kazakhstan's density, Algeria would have 17.1 million (it has 46.2 million).
- Kazakhstan's centre is 20.3° of latitude, about 2,260 km, farther north than Algeria's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Kazakhstan | 1.18× |
| More people | Algeria | 2.29× |
| More crowded | Algeria | 2.69× |
| Farther north | Kazakhstan | 20.3° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Kazakhstan | 2.3× against 1.3× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Kazakhstan | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 88.5× | 75.3× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 11.1× | 9.47× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 7.59× | 6.46× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 7.27× | 6.18× |
| France 548,000 km² | 4.95× | 4.21× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.86× | 0.73× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.32× | 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
| Kazakhstan | Algeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 2,714,000 km²1,048,000 mi² | 2,309,000 km²891,000 mi² |
| Population | 20.1 millionWikidata, 2024 | 46.2 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 7.4 per km² | 20 per km² |
| Official area | 2,725,000 km²Wikidata | 2,382,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Astana | Algiers |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 55°N | 19°N to 37°N |
| Continent | Asia | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 2,725,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,714,000 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