Size comparison

compared to

Sahara Desert is about 1.9 times smaller than Russia.

Russia is approximately 17,098,242 sq km, while Sahara Desert is approximately 9,200,000 km² (3,552,138 sq mi), making Sahara Desert 53.81% the size of Russia.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Russia vs. Sahara Desert uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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