Total & land area: DR Congo vs Mozambique size comparison

The DR Congo is 2.93 times bigger by total area compared to Mozambique: 905,355 sq mi vs 309,496 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of the DR Congo is 875,313 sq mi vs 303,623 sq mi for Mozambique — a 2.88 times difference in territory size.

The DR Congo ranks 11/197 by total surface area vs 35/197 for Mozambique.
The DR Congo occupies 1.52% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.53% for Mozambique.
15.5% of the DR Congo's area is agricultural land vs 52.8% in Mozambique.
The DR Congo has 0.74% of the world's agricultural land area — Mozambique has 0.87%.
54.2% of the DR Congo is covered by forests, compared to 45.8% in Mozambique.
3.04% of the world's forests are in the DR Congo, and 0.89% are in Mozambique.

True size map comparison: DR Congo vs Mozambique

See how the DR Congo and Mozambique compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	DR Congo	Mozambique
Total area	905,355 sq mi	309,496 sq mi
Size difference ratio	2.93	1
Total area rank	11/197	35/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.46%	0.16%
Land area	875,313 sq mi	303,623 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	2.88	1
Land area rank	11/197	34/197
Share of all countries' land area	1.52%	0.53%
Population	109,276,265	34,631,766
Population density	133.1 ppl/mi²	120.7 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	DR Congo	Mozambique
Forest area	474,331 sq mi	139,099 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	54.2%	45.8%
Forest area rank	7/196	18/196
World's forests share	3.04%	0.89%
Agricultural land area	135,505 sq mi	160,280 sq mi
Agricultural land share	15.5%	52.8%
Agricultural land area rank	37/194	23/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.74%	0.87%
Arable land	57,521 sq mi	21,815 sq mi
Arable land share	6.57%	7.18%
Arable land area rank	22/191	43/191
Permanent cropland	7,714 sq mi	1,539 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.88%	0.51%
Permanent cropland area rank	24/192	59/192
Water area	30,042 sq mi	5,873 sq mi
Water as share of total area	3.32%	1.9%
Water area rank	10/197	32/197
Roads length	94,680 mi	19,314 mi
Land borders length	6,852 mi	2,972 mi
Coastline length	23 mi	1,535 mi
Share of marine protected waters	0.5%	2.2%

DR Congo vs Mozambique size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The map above outlines the borders of the DR Congo and Mozambique but is not accurate for size comparison because it's a 2d map with Mercator projection that distorts territories near the poles. The farther a country is from the equator, the more magnified it appears. More about country size projections.