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Africa: countries by population and area

56 countries, ranked by population and by total area.

Most people🇳🇬 Nigeria · 223M
Largest🇩🇿 Algeria · 2,380,000 km²

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Two countries are marked on the globe. Can you tell which has more people, or which is larger? Free, no account needed.

Which has more people? Which is larger?

By population

#CountryPopulation
1🇳🇬 Nigeria223M
2🇪🇹 Ethiopia126M
3🇪🇬 Egypt112M
4🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo102M
5🇹🇿 Tanzania65.5M
6🇿🇦 South Africa60.4M
7🇰🇪 Kenya55.1M
8🇺🇬 Uganda48.6M
9🇸🇩 Sudan48.1M
10🇩🇿 Algeria45.4M
11🇲🇦 Morocco37.8M
12🇦🇴 Angola36.7M
13🇬🇭 Ghana34.1M
14🇲🇿 Mozambique33.9M
15🇲🇬 Madagascar30.3M
16🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire28.9M
17🇨🇲 Cameroon28.6M
18🇳🇪 Niger26.2M
19🇧🇫 Burkina Faso22.7M
20🇲🇱 Mali22.6M
21🇲🇼 Malawi20.9M
22🇿🇲 Zambia20M
23🇹🇩 Chad18.3M
24🇸🇳 Senegal17.7M
25🇸🇴 Somalia17.6M
26🇿🇼 Zimbabwe16.3M
27🇬🇳 Guinea14.2M
28🇷🇼 Rwanda13.8M
29🇧🇯 Benin13.7M
30🇧🇮 Burundi13.2M
31🇹🇳 Tunisia12.4M
32🇸🇸 South Sudan11.1M
33🇹🇬 Togo8.85M
34🇸🇱 Sierra Leone8.6M
35🇱🇾 Libya6.9M
36🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo6.1M
37🇸🇴 Somaliland5.7M
38🇨🇫 Central African Republic5.5M
39🇱🇷 Liberia5.4M
40🇲🇷 Mauritania4.9M
41🇪🇷 Eritrea3.68M
42🇬🇲 Gambia2.67M
43🇧🇼 Botswana2.63M
44🇳🇦 Namibia2.6M
45🇬🇦 Gabon2.44M
46🇱🇸 Lesotho2.31M
47🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau2.1M
48🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea1.71M
49🇲🇺 Mauritius1.3M
50🇸🇿 Eswatini1.2M
51🇩🇯 Djibouti1.13M
52🇰🇲 Comoros850K
53🇨🇻 Cabo Verde598K
54🇪🇭 Western Sahara590K
55🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe231K
56🇸🇨 Seychelles108K

By area

#CountryArea
1🇩🇿 Algeria2,381,741 km²
2🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo2,344,858 km²
3🇸🇩 Sudan1,861,484 km²
4🇱🇾 Libya1,759,540 km²
5🇹🇩 Chad1,284,000 km²
6🇳🇪 Niger1,267,000 km²
7🇦🇴 Angola1,246,700 km²
8🇲🇱 Mali1,240,192 km²
9🇿🇦 South Africa1,221,037 km²
10🇪🇹 Ethiopia1,104,300 km²
11🇲🇷 Mauritania1,030,700 km²
12🇪🇬 Egypt1,002,450 km²
13🇹🇿 Tanzania945,087 km²
14🇳🇬 Nigeria923,768 km²
15🇳🇦 Namibia825,615 km²
16🇲🇿 Mozambique801,590 km²
17🇿🇲 Zambia752,618 km²
18🇸🇴 Somalia637,657 km²
19🇨🇫 Central African Republic622,984 km²
20🇸🇸 South Sudan619,745 km²
21🇲🇬 Madagascar587,041 km²
22🇧🇼 Botswana581,730 km²
23🇰🇪 Kenya580,367 km²
24🇨🇲 Cameroon475,442 km²
25🇲🇦 Morocco446,550 km²
26🇿🇼 Zimbabwe390,757 km²
27🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo342,000 km²
28🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire322,463 km²
29🇧🇫 Burkina Faso274,222 km²
30🇬🇦 Gabon267,668 km²
31🇪🇭 Western Sahara266,000 km²
32🇬🇳 Guinea245,857 km²
33🇺🇬 Uganda241,550 km²
34🇬🇭 Ghana238,533 km²
35🇸🇳 Senegal196,722 km²
36🇸🇴 Somaliland176,120 km²
37🇹🇳 Tunisia163,610 km²
38🇲🇼 Malawi118,484 km²
39🇪🇷 Eritrea117,600 km²
40🇧🇯 Benin114,763 km²
41🇱🇷 Liberia111,369 km²
42🇸🇱 Sierra Leone71,740 km²
43🇹🇬 Togo56,785 km²
44🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau36,125 km²
45🇱🇸 Lesotho30,355 km²
46🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea28,051 km²
47🇧🇮 Burundi27,834 km²
48🇷🇼 Rwanda26,338 km²
49🇩🇯 Djibouti23,200 km²
50🇸🇿 Eswatini17,364 km²
51🇬🇲 Gambia11,295 km²
52🇨🇻 Cabo Verde4,033 km²
53🇲🇺 Mauritius2,040 km²
54🇰🇲 Comoros1,862 km²
55🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe964 km²
56🇸🇨 Seychelles452 km²

Population: approximate 2023 estimates. Area: total area, including lakes and rivers.

Quick answers

Africa: which country has the most people?
Nigeria, with about 220 million people.
Africa: which country is the largest?
Algeria, with a total area of about 2,380,000 km².

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