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

Democratic Republic of Congo
2.27 million sq. km
in 2023
Mexico
1.94 million sq. km
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
11th
Mexico rank
13th

Land area in square kilometres over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Mexico
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922023

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2.27 million sq. km against 1.94 million sq. km in Mexico, a difference of 323,100 sq. km.

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

Across all 63 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 13th of 215 countries.

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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
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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.