Argentina vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Land area in square kilometres

Argentina

2.74 million sq. km

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo

2.27 million sq. km

in 2023

Argentina rank

8th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

11th

Land area in square kilometres over time

Argentina
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 2.74 million sq. km against 2.27 million sq. km in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 469,640 sq. km.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 8th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th of 215 countries.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator: Land area in square kilometres
Unit: sq. km
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total land area, measured in square kilometres (km²). Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.