Democratic Republic of the Congo covers 2,344,858 km² on the new Equal Earth world map, 1.7% of all land on Earth. It ranks 11th of 237 countries worldwide and 2nd in Africa. At 3° latitude Mercator only inflates Democratic Republic of the Congo by about 0.25%, so the old and new maps largely agree on it, unlike the far north where Mercator's stretch is dramatic.
For scale, Democratic Republic of the Congo is roughly the same size as Algeria (2,381,741 km²).
You could fit 3 of Chile inside Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: key figures
| True area | 2,344,858 km² |
| World rank | 11th |
| Share of world land | 1.7% |
| Rank in Africa | 2nd / 58 |
| Old-map (Mercator) inflation | 1.00× |
| Apparent size on Mercator | 2,350,720 km² |
Largest countries in Africa (true area)
| Africa | |
|---|
| Algeria | 2,381,741 km² |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo (this country) | 2,344,858 km² |
| Sudan | 1,878,000 km² |
| Libya | 1,759,540 km² |
| Chad | 1,284,000 km² |
| Niger | 1,267,000 km² |