Western Sahara is about 14 times bigger than New Jersey.

New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while Western Sahara is approximately 266,000 sq km, making Western Sahara 1,285% larger than New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (8.1 million fewer people live in Western Sahara).
This to-scale comparison of New Jersey vs. Western Sahara uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.

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