Kazakhstan is 1.17× the size of Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kazakhstan covers about 2,714,000 km² (1,048,000 mi²) and Democratic Republic of the Congo about 2,325,000 km² (898,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

2,714,000km²Kazakhstan
2,325,000km²Democratic Republic of the Congo

500 km

Kazakhstan
Democratic Republic of the Congo

What fits

Democratic Republic of the Congo is 86% of the size of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan is larger by 389,000 km² (150,000 mi²), which is 17% of the area of Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Measured in Belgiums: Kazakhstan is about 88.5, Democratic Republic of the Congo about 75.8.

How they differ

Kazakhstan is larger, but Democratic Republic of the Congo has the larger population: 105.8 million against 20.1 million, 5.25× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 45 in Democratic Republic of the Congo against 7.4 in Kazakhstan: Democratic Republic of the Congo is 6.13× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 7,080 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Kazakhstan at 48°N is drawn about 2.3× too large and Democratic Republic of the Congo at 3°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Kazakhstan as 2.64× the size of Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of 1.17×.
The gap between them, 389,000 km², is about the size of Zimbabwe (389,000 km²).
At Democratic Republic of the Congo's density, Kazakhstan would have 123.5 million people (it has 20.1 million). At Kazakhstan's density, Democratic Republic of the Congo would have 17.3 million (it has 105.8 million).
Kazakhstan's centre is 51.2° of latitude, about 5,700 km, farther north than Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Kazakhstan	1.17×
More people	Democratic Republic of the Congo	5.25×
More crowded	Democratic Republic of the Congo	6.13×
Farther north	Kazakhstan	51.2° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Kazakhstan	2.3× against 1.0×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Kazakhstan	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Belgium 30,700 km²	88.5×	75.8×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	11.1×	9.54×
Germany 358,000 km²	7.59×	6.50×
Japan 374,000 km²	7.27×	6.23×
France 548,000 km²	4.95×	4.24×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.86×	0.74×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.32×	0.27×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.29×	0.25×
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	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Area, main territory	2,714,000 km²1,048,000 mi²	2,325,000 km²898,000 mi²
Population	20.1 millionWikidata, 2024	105.8 millionWikidata, 2023
Density	7.4 per km²	45 per km²
Official area	2,725,000 km²Wikidata	2,345,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Astana	Kinshasa
Latitude range	41°N to 55°N	13°S to 5°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%.
Wikidata's official figure of 2,345,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,325,000 km², to within 2%.

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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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