Philippines is around the same size as Western Sahara.

Western Sahara is approximately 266,000 sq km, while Philippines is approximately 300,000 sq km, making Philippines 13% larger than Western Sahara. Meanwhile, the population of Western Sahara is ~652,271 people (113.9 million more people live in Philippines).
This to-scale comparison of Western Sahara vs. Philippines uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.

Share this