Is the saharan desert bigger smaller or equal to the US?

The Sahara Desert is larger than the United States. The Sahara covers approximately 9.2 million square kilometers (3.6 million square miles), while the total area of the U.S. is about 9.8 million square kilometers (3.8 million square miles). However, when considering only the contiguous U.S., which is around 8 million square kilometers (3.1 million square miles), the Sahara is still larger.