List Of Countries In Africa By Size

List Of Countries In Africa By Size

How many Countries are In Africa By Size ? There are 54 countries in Africa today, according to the United Nations. The full list is shown in the table below, with current Size.

Top 10 Largest Countries in Africa (by total area):

1. Algeria — 2,384,741 km² (919,595 mi²)
2. Congo (Democratic Republic of) — 2,344,860 km² (905,356 mi²)
3. Sudan — 1,854,105 km² (715,874 mi²)
4. Libya — 1,759,540 km² (679,362 mi²)
5. Chad — 1,284,000 km² (495,755 mi²)
6. Niger — 1,267,000 km² (489,191 mi²)
7. Angola — 1,246,700 km² (481,354 mi²)
8. Mali — 1,240,190 km² (478,840 mi²)
9. South Africa — 1,219,090 km² (470,693 mi²)
10. Ethiopia — 1,136,242 km² (438,705 mi²)

List Of Countries In Africa By Size 2022

Rank

Country

Area

% Of Earth Region

Region

1	Algeria	2,381,741 km²	1.60%	Northern Africa
2	DR Congo	2,344,858 km²	1.58%	Middle Africa
3	Sudan	1,886,068 km²	1.27%	Northern Africa
4	Libya	1,759,540 km²	1.19%	Northern Africa
5	Chad	1,284,000 km²	0.86%	Middle Africa
6	Niger	1,267,000 km²	0.85%	Western Africa
7	Angola	1,246,700 km²	0.84%	Middle Africa
8	Mali	1,240,192 km²	0.84%	Western Africa
9	South Africa	1,221,037 km²	0.82%	Southern Africa
10	Ethiopia	1,104,300 km²	0.74%	Eastern Africa
11	Mauritania	1,030,700 km²	0.69%	Western Africa
12	Egypt	1,002,450 km²	0.68%	Northern Africa
13	Tanzania	945,087 km²	0.64%	Eastern Africa
14	Nigeria	923,768 km²	0.62%	Western Africa
15	Namibia	825,615 km²	0.56%	Southern Africa
16	Mozambique	801,590 km²	0.54%	Eastern Africa
17	Zambia	752,612 km²	0.51%	Eastern Africa
18	Somalia	637,657 km²	0.43%	Eastern Africa
19	Central African Republic	622,984 km²	0.42%	Middle Africa
20	South Sudan	619,745 km²	0.42%	Middle Africa
21	Madagascar	587,041 km²	0.40%	Eastern Africa
22	Botswana	582,000 km²	0.39%	Southern Africa
23	Kenya	580,367 km²	0.39%	Eastern Africa
24	Cameroon	475,442 km²	0.32%	Middle Africa
25	Morocco	446,550 km²	0.30%	Northern Africa
26	Zimbabwe	390,757 km²	0.26%	Eastern Africa
27	Republic of the Congo	342,000 km²	0.23%	Middle Africa
28	Ivory Coast	322,463 km²	0.22%	Western Africa
29	Burkina Faso	272,967 km²	0.18%	Western Africa
30	Gabon	267,668 km²	0.18%	Middle Africa
31	Western Sahara	266,000 km²	0.18%	Northern Africa
32	Guinea	245,857 km²	0.17%	Western Africa
33	Uganda	241,550 km²	0.16%	Eastern Africa
34	Ghana	238,533 km²	0.16%	Western Africa
35	Senegal	196,722 km²	0.13%	Western Africa
36	Tunisia	163,610 km²	0.11%	Northern Africa
37	Malawi	118,484 km²	< 0.1%	Eastern Africa
38	Eritrea	117,600 km²	< 0.1%	Eastern Africa
39	Benin	112,622 km²	< 0.1%	Western Africa
40	Liberia	111,369 km²	< 0.1%	Western Africa
41	Sierra Leone	71,740 km²	< 0.1%	Western Africa
42	Togo	56,785 km²	< 0.1%	Western Africa
43	Guinea Bissau	36,125 km²	< 0.1%	Western Africa
44	Lesotho	30,355 km²	< 0.1%	Southern Africa
45	Equatorial Guinea	28,051 km²	< 0.1%	Middle Africa
46	Burundi	27,834 km²	< 0.1%	Eastern Africa
47	Rwanda	26,338 km²	< 0.1%	Eastern Africa
48	Djibouti	23,200 km²	< 0.1%	Eastern Africa
49	Eswatini	17,364 km²	< 0.1%	Southern Africa
50	Gambia	10,689 km²	< 0.1%	Western Africa
51	Cape Verde	4,033 km²	< 0.1%	Western Africa
52	Reunion	2,511 km²	< 0.1%	Eastern Africa
53	Mauritius	2,040 km²	< 0.1%	Eastern Africa
54	Comoros	1,862 km²	< 0.1%	Eastern Africa
55	Sao Tome And Principe	964 km²	< 0.1%	Middle Africa
56	Seychelles	452 km²	< 0.1%	Eastern Africa
57	Mayotte	374 km²	< 0.1%	Eastern Africa

Top 10 Smallest Countries in Africa (by total area):

1. Seychelles — 460 km² (178 mi²)
2. Sao Tome — 960 km² (371 mi²)
3. Comoros — 1,861 km² (719 mi²)
4. Mauritius — 2,040 km² (788 mi²)
5. Cabo Verde / Cape Verde — 4,030 km² (1,556 mi²)
6. Gambia — 11,300 km² (4,363 mi²)
7. Eswatini — 17,360 km² (6,703 mi²)
8. Djibouti — 23,200 km² (8,958 mi²)
9. Rwanda — 26,340 km² (10,170 mi²)
10. Burundi — 27,830 km² (10,745 mi²)

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