Rank
|
Country[2][3][4] |
Area[a][b][5] |
Notes
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1
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Algeria
|
2,381,741 km2 (919,595 sq mi)
|
Largest country in the Arab world and the tenth-largest country in the world.
|
2
|
DR Congo
|
2,345,409 km2 (905,567 sq mi)
|
|
3
|
Sudan
|
1,861,484 km2 (718,723 sq mi)
|
With an area of 2,505,813 km2 (967,500 sq mi), Sudan was formerly the largest country in Africa until South Sudan formally split from it in 2011.
|
4
|
Libya
|
1,759,540 km2 (679,362 sq mi)
|
|
5
|
Chad
|
1,284,000 km2 (495,755 sq mi)
|
Largest landlocked country in Africa.
|
6
|
Niger
|
1,267,000 km2 (489,191 sq mi)
|
|
7
|
Angola
|
1,246,700 km2 (481,354 sq mi)
|
Including the exclave of Cabinda. Angola is the largest country in Africa which is completely in the Southern Hemisphere, and the fourth-largest country in the world completely in the Southern Hemisphere.
|
8
|
Mali
|
1,240,192 km2 (478,841 sq mi)
|
|
9
|
South Africa
|
1,221,037 km2 (471,445 sq mi)
|
Including the Prince Edward Islands. South Africa is the second-largest country in Africa which is completely in the Southern Hemisphere, and the fifth-largest country in the world is completely in the Southern Hemisphere.
|
10
|
Ethiopia
|
1,104,300 km2 (426,373 sq mi)
|
Largest landlocked country by population in Africa and the world.
|
11
|
Mauritania
|
1,030,700 km2 (397,955 sq mi)
|
|
12
|
Egypt[a] |
1,001,449 km2 (386,662 sq mi)
|
1,010,408 km2 (390,121 sq mi) when including the Sinai Region, which is geographically a part of Western Asia.
|
13
|
Tanzania
|
945,203 km2 (364,945 sq mi)
|
Including the Zanzibar Archipelago. Largest Swahili-speaking country in Africa and the world; largest bodies of water including lakes and rivers in Africa, largest number of lions in the world.
|
14
|
Nigeria
|
923,768 km2 (356,669 sq mi)
|
Biggest country in Africa in terms of population.
|
15
|
Namibia
|
825,418 km2 (318,696 sq mi)
|
|
16
|
Mozambique
|
801,590 km2 (309,496 sq mi)
|
|
17
|
Zambia
|
752,614 km2 (290,586 sq mi)
|
|
18
|
Morocco
|
710,850 km2 (274,461 sq mi)
|
|
19
|
South Sudan
|
644,329 km2 (248,777 sq mi)
|
|
20
|
Somalia
|
637,657 km2 (246,201 sq mi)
|
Including Somaliland.
|
21
|
Central African Republic
|
622,984 km2 (240,535 sq mi)
|
|
22
|
Madagascar
|
587,041 km2 (226,658 sq mi)
|
Excluding the disputed islands of Bassas da India, Europa Island, the Glorioso Islands, and Juan de Nova Island, currently administered by France. Madagascar is the largest island country in Africa.
|
23
|
Botswana
|
581,726 km2 (224,606 sq mi)
|
|
24
|
Kenya
|
580,367 km2 (224,081 sq mi)
|
|
25
|
Cameroon
|
475,442 km2 (183,569 sq mi)
|
|
26
|
Zimbabwe
|
390,757 km2 (150,872 sq mi)
|
|
27
|
Congo
|
342,000 km2 (132,047 sq mi)
|
|
28
|
Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
|
322,460 km2 (124,503 sq mi)
|
|
29
|
Burkina Faso
|
274,000 km2 (105,792 sq mi)
|
|
30
|
Gabon
|
267,668 km2 (103,347 sq mi)
|
|
|
31
|
Guinea
|
245,857 km2 (94,926 sq mi)
|
|
32
|
Ghana
|
238,534 km2 (92,098 sq mi)
|
|
33
|
Uganda
|
241,037 km2 (93,065 sq mi)
|
Second-biggest African landlocked country by population (over 46 million people) after Ethiopia.
|
34
|
Senegal
|
196,723 km2 (75,955 sq mi)
|
|
–
|
Somaliland
|
177,000 km2 (68,340 sq mi)
|
De facto state, de jure part of Somalia
|
35
|
Tunisia
|
163,610 km2 (63,170 sq mi)
|
|
36
|
Malawi
|
118,484 km2 (45,747 sq mi)
|
|
37
|
Eritrea
|
117,600 km2 (45,406 sq mi)
|
|
38
|
Benin
|
112,622 km2 (43,484 sq mi)
|
|
39
|
Liberia
|
111,369 km2 (43,000 sq mi)
|
|
40
|
Sierra Leone
|
71,740 km2 (27,699 sq mi)
|
|
41
|
Togo
|
56,785 km2 (21,925 sq mi)
|
|
42
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
36,125 km2 (13,948 sq mi)
|
|
43
|
Lesotho
|
30,355 km2 (11,720 sq mi)
|
|
44
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
28,051 km2 (10,831 sq mi)
|
Including the offshore islands of Annobón, Corisco, Elobey Grande, and Elobey Chico.
|
45
|
Burundi
|
27,830 km2 (10,745 sq mi)
|
|
46
|
Rwanda
|
26,798 km2 (10,347 sq mi)
|
|
47
|
Djibouti
|
23,200 km2 (8,958 sq mi)
|
|
48
|
Eswatini (Swaziland)
|
17,364 km2 (6,704 sq mi)
|
Smallest landlocked country in Africa by area and population.
|
49
|
Gambia
|
10,380 km2 (4,008 sq mi)
|
Smallest country on the African mainland.
|
50
|
Cape Verde
|
4,033 km2 (1,557 sq mi)
|
|
51
|
Comoros
|
2,235 km2 (863 sq mi)
|
1,862 km2 (719 sq mi) excluding the disputed islands of the Glorioso Islands and Mayotte, currently administered by France.
|
52
|
Mauritius
|
2,040 km2 (788 sq mi)
|
Including Agaléga, Rodrigues, and Saint Brandon. Excluding the disputed islands of the Chagos Archipelago and Tromelin Island, currently administered by the United Kingdom and France respectively.
|
53
|
São Tomé and Príncipe
|
964 km2 (372 sq mi)
|
|
54
|
Seychelles
|
451 km2 (174 sq mi)
|
|
|
Total
|
30,365,000 km2 (11,723,992 sq mi)
|
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