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List of African countries by area information


Below is a list of countries in Africa by area.[1] Algeria has been the largest country in Africa and the Arab world since the division of Sudan in 2011. Seychelles is the smallest country in Africa overall, with The Gambia being the smallest country on continental Africa.[2]

Country %
total		 Africa area
in km2 (mi2)
1 List of African countries by area Algeria 7.9% 2,381,741 (919,595) [a]
2 List of African countries by area DR Congo 7.7% 2,344,858 (905,355)
3 List of African countries by area Sudan 6.2% 1,861,484 (718,723) [b]
4 List of African countries by area Libya 5.8% 1,759,540 (679,360)
5 List of African countries by area Chad 4.2% 1,284,000 (496,000) [c]
6 List of African countries by area Niger 4.2% 1,267,000 (489,000)
7 List of African countries by area Angola 4.1% 1,246,700 (481,400) [d]
8 List of African countries by area Mali 4.1% 1,240,192 (478,841)
9 List of African countries by area South Africa 4.0% 1,221,037 (471,445) [e]
10 List of African countries by area Ethiopia 3.6% 1,104,300 (426,400)
11 List of African countries by area Mauritania 3.4% 1,030,700 (398,000)
12 List of African countries by area Tanzania 3.1% 945,203 (364,945) [f]
13 List of African countries by area Egypt 3.1% 941,450 (363,500) [g]
14 List of African countries by area Nigeria 3.1% 923,768 (356,669)
15 List of African countries by area Namibia 2.7% 825,615 (318,772)
16 List of African countries by area Mozambique 2.6% 801,590 (309,500)
17 List of African countries by area Zambia 2.5% 752,612 (290,585)
18 List of African countries by area South Sudan 2.1% 644,329 (248,777)
19 List of African countries by area Somalia 2.1% 637,657 (246,201) [h]
20 List of African countries by area Central African Republic 2.1% 622,984 (240,535)
21 List of African countries by area Madagascar 1.9% 587,041 (226,658) [i]
22 List of African countries by area Botswana 1.9% 581,730 (224,610)
23 List of African countries by area Kenya 1.9% 580,367 (224,081)
24 List of African countries by area Cameroon 1.6% 475,442 (183,569)
25 List of African countries by area Morocco 1.5% 446,550 (172,410) [j]
26 List of African countries by area Zimbabwe 1.3% 390,757 (150,872)
27 List of African countries by area Republic of the Congo 1.1% 342,000 (132,000)
28 List of African countries by area Ivory Coast 1.1% 322,460 (124,500)
29 List of African countries by area Burkina Faso 0.9% 274,222 (105,878)
30 List of African countries by area Gabon 0.9% 267,668 (103,347)
List of African countries by area Western Sahara 0.9% 266,000 (103,000) [k]
31 List of African countries by area Guinea 0.8% 245,857 (94,926)
32 List of African countries by area Uganda 0.8% 241,550 (93,260)
33 List of African countries by area Ghana 0.8% 238,533 (92,098)
34 List of African countries by area Senegal 0.6% 196,722 (75,955)
35 List of African countries by area Tunisia 0.5% 163,610 (63,170)
36 List of African countries by area Malawi 0.4% 118,484 (45,747)
37 List of African countries by area Eritrea 0.4% 117,600 (45,400)
38 List of African countries by area Benin 0.4% 114,763 (44,310)
39 List of African countries by area Liberia 0.4% 111,369 (43,000)
40 List of African countries by area Sierra Leone 0.2% 71,740 (27,700)
41 List of African countries by area Togo 0.2% 56,785 (21,925)
42 List of African countries by area Guinea-Bissau 0.1% 36,125 (13,948)
43 List of African countries by area Lesotho 0.1% 30,355 (11,720)
44 List of African countries by area Equatorial Guinea 0.1% 28,051 (10,831) [l]
45 List of African countries by area Burundi 0.1% 27,834 (10,747)
46 List of African countries by area Rwanda 0.1% 26,338 (10,169)
47 List of African countries by area Djibouti 0.1% 23,200 (9,000)
48 List of African countries by area Eswatini 0.1% 17,364 (6,704) [m]
49 List of African countries by area Gambia 0.04% 11,295 (4,361) [n]
50 List of African countries by area Cape Verde 0.01% 4,033 (1,557)
51 List of African countries by area Mauritius 0.01% 2,239 (864) [o]
52 List of African countries by area Comoros 0.01% 1,862 (719) [p]
53 List of African countries by area São Tomé and Príncipe 0.003% 964 (372)
54 List of African countries by area Seychelles 0.001% 452 (175)
Total 100% 30,265,522 km2 (11,685,583 sq mi)
  1. ^ Source unless otherwise specified: Demographic Yearbook – Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density (PDF) (Report). United Nations Statistics Division. 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2023. Entries in this table giving figures other than the figures given in this source are explained in the associated Note.
  2. ^ "The 10 Smallest Countries in Africa". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  3. ^ "Sinai Peninsula". Britannica. Oct 16, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  4. ^ BBC News: Western Sahara profile
  5. ^ "Agalega Islands". Britannica. Dec 28, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  6. ^ "About Saint Brandon Island". Mauritius Attractions. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  7. ^ "Glorioso Island". CIA World Factbook. 10 Feb 2005. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  8. ^ "Mayotte". CIA World Factbook. 10 Feb 2005. Retrieved May 21, 2023.


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