Which is bigger: Kazakhstan or Algeria?

Kazakhstan is larger (2,724,910 km²) — about 1.1 times the size of Algeria (2,381,741 km²).

Why do Kazakhstan and Algeria look different on the map than in reality?

The common Mercator projection enlarges areas the farther they lie from the equator, so the on-map size proportions of Kazakhstan and Algeria are distorted compared to their true land area.

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Kazakhstan×Algeria

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Kazakhstan ↗

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Total surface area2,724,910 km²ed. 2024

Population20,843,7542025

Land area2,699,700 km²2023

TypeCountry

Algeria ↗

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Total surface area2,381,741 km²ed. 2024

Population47,435,3122025

Land area2,381,740 km²2023

TypeCountry