Greenland vs Algeria: which is bigger?
Algeria has about 7.8% more area than Greenland in our map dataset.
These are approximate mapped areas, not official land-area or total-area figures.
The maps at a shared scale
Greenland
Algeria
The maps are shown side by side, not in their geographic positions.
| Place | Area |
|---|---|
| Greenland | ≈ 2,154,749 km² |
| Algeria | ≈ 2,322,749 km² |
The difference is approximately 168,000 km² of mapped area.
Why Greenland can look larger
Mercator world maps exaggerate areas near the poles. Greenland’s high latitude makes it look much larger on those maps; the comparison here uses a shared area scale. Greenland is a territory, not a sovereign country.
Source: Natural Earth 5.1.2, 1:50 million boundaries. Source record · Calculation and coverage notes
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