Size comparison

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Sahara Desert is about 1.2 times bigger than Australia.

Australia is approximately 7,741,220 sq km, while Sahara Desert is approximately 9,200,000 km² (3,552,138 sq mi), making Sahara Desert 19% larger than Australia.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Australia vs. Sahara Desert uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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