List of African Countries by Their Size
The list of African countries by their size. Here is a list of all 54 African countries, organised by their size in square kilometres (sq km), from largest to smallest:
Algeria – 2,381,741 sq km
The largest country in Africa and the 10th largest in the world.
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – 2,344,858 sq km
Sudan – 1,861,484 sq km
Libya – 1,759,541 sq km
Chad – 1,284,000 sq km
Niger – 1,267,000 sq km
Angola – 1,246,700 sq km
Mali – 1,240,192 sq km
South Africa – 1,221,037 sq km
Ethiopia – 1,104,300 sq km
Mauritania – 1,030,700 sq km
Egypt – 1,001,450 sq km
Tanzania – 945,087 sq km
Nigeria – 923,768 sq km
Namibia – 824,292 sq km
Mozambique – 801,590 sq km
Zambia – 752,612 sq km
Somalia – 637,657 sq km
Central African Republic (CAR) – 622,984 sq km
Madagascar – 587,041 sq km
Botswana – 581,730 sq km
Kenya – 580,367 sq km
Yemen (only Socotra archipelago in Africa) – 527,968 sq km
Cameroon – 475,442 sq km
Morocco – 446,550 sq km (excluding the disputed Western Sahara area)
Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) – 322,463 sq km
Burkina Faso – 272,967 sq km
Gabon – 267,667 sq km
Guinea – 245,857 sq km
Ghana – 238,533 sq km
Uganda – 241,038 sq km
Senegal – 196,722 sq km
Tunisia – 163,610 sq km
Malawi – 118,484 sq km
Eritrea – 117,600 sq km
Benin – 112,622 sq km
Liberia – 111,369 sq km
Sierra Leone – 71,740 sq km
Togo – 56,785 sq km
Lesotho – 30,355 sq km
Guinea-Bissau – 36,125 sq km
Rwanda – 26,798 sq km
Djibouti – 23,200 sq km
Eswatini (Swaziland) – 17,364 sq km
The Gambia – 11,295 sq km
Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) – 4,033 sq km
Comoros – 2,235 sq km
Mauritius – 2,040 sq km
São Tomé and PrÃncipe – 964 sq km
Seychelles – 455 sq km
This ranking is based on the total land area of each country. Let me know if you’d like more information about any specific country!