Algeria vs Argentina: Surface area

Algeria

2.38 million sq. km

in 2023

Argentina

2.78 million sq. km

in 2023

Algeria rank

10th

Argentina rank

8th

Surface area over time

Argentina currently reports 2.78 million sq. km against 2.38 million sq. km in Algeria, a difference of 398,660 sq. km.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.

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

Globally, Algeria ranks 10th and Argentina ranks 8th of 216 countries.

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.