List of African countries by area

Below is a list of all countries in Africa, in order of geographical area. Algeria has been the largest country in Africa and the Arab world since the division of the Sudan in 2011. Seychelles is the smallest country in Africa overall, with The Gambia being the smallest country on continental Africa.

Africa

Rank	Country	Area	Notes
1	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	2,344,858 km2 (905,355 sq mi)
3	Sudan	1,861,484 km2 (718,723 sq mi)	With an area of 2,505,813 km2 (967,500 sq mi), the 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 and the fourth-largest country in the world which is 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 and the fifth-largest country in the world which 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	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)	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	South Sudan	644,329 km2 (248,777 sq mi)
19	Somalia	637,657 km2 (246,201 sq mi)	Including Somaliland.
20	Central African Republic	622,984 km2 (240,535 sq mi)
21	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.
22	Botswana	581,726 km2 (224,606 sq mi)
23	Kenya	580,367 km2 (224,081 sq mi)
24	Cameroon	475,442 km2 (183,569 sq mi)
25	Morocco	446,300 km2 (172,317 sq mi)	710,850 km2 (274,461 sq mi) when the disputed territory of Western Sahara is included.
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)
–	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic	266,000 km2 (102,703 sq mi)	De facto state established on a disputed territory. Administration is split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory. The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic's administrative control is limited to approximately 20% of the territory, with the remaining 80% of the territory occupied by Morocco.
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.
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 St. 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)

See also

• List of African countries by population
• List of Asian countries by area
• List of European countries by area
• List of North American countries by area
• List of Oceanian countries by area
• List of South American countries by area