Compare · DR Congo vs western Europe
DR Congo vs western Europe
The Democratic Republic of the Congo measures 2,334,737 km². France, Germany, Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom and Poland together measure 2,349,888 km². One country, six names, 15,151 km² apart.
On this map the DRC is Africa’s largest country, just ahead of Algeria. The European total is six separate headlines. The areas are the same weight class.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo placed over western Europe, on Equal Earth, with the six countries lit underneath. Open this scene on the full map.
Areas are the shapes drawn on Map Real Size, measured on the sphere. Official land-area tables differ where they include inland water, a different coastline, or a disputed border. One African country, six European heavyweights.