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Countries with the Most Arid Desert

Enter the names of the countries which have the most arid or hot desert.
Area isn't accurate: eg. Sahara's exact area in a country is unknown.
Not including tundra deserts like Antarctica
Area in square kilometres
Quiz by nichster
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Last updated: November 25, 2022
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First submittedOctober 7, 2016
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Area
Country
2,042,500
Saudi Arabia
1,905,600
Algeria
1,395,750
Sudan
1,348,000
Australia
1,100,000
Libya
1,026,000
Argentina
1,016,000
Niger
Area
Country
1,000,000
Mongolia
953,000
United States
927,000
Mauritania
806,124
Mali
700,000
Egypt
614,000
Chad
600,000
Botswana
Area
Country
350,000
Turkmenistan
297,600
Mexico
296,000
Afghanistan
294,716
Morocco
270,000
China
257,074
Chile
253,000
Oman
PaterN
+3
Level 78
Oct 7, 2016
A few surprises to me. Mexico was a complete random guess. On the other hand, I tried Namibia three times - was sure, that there would be a big desert.
nichster
+2
Level 55
Oct 8, 2016
True, but the Namib Desert is just a long strip going across Namibia which is too little to get into this list. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Deserts_of_Mexico gives a fair few deserts surprisingly!
cpgatbyu
+4
Level 85
Oct 7, 2016
According to Wikipedia, Botswana has almost 600,000 km^2 about 70% of which is the Kalahari Desert. This suggests that it beats out Oman.
nichster
+1
Level 55
Oct 8, 2016
changed!
JJoliver
+1
Level 17
Oct 7, 2016
What about the Antarctica
nichster
+5
Level 55
Oct 10, 2016
Antarctica isn't a country: It is a continent.
CardinalSin
+7
Level 77
Nov 1, 2021
It's not known for being sandy either.
osakana
+1
Level 35
Oct 10, 2016
fyi, world desert map can be found at here ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_density )
nichster
+1
Level 55
Oct 11, 2016
Ok, thanks!
sar7
+1
Level 65
Mar 9, 2021
Congratulations! 1k takes

Keep it up:)

nichster
+1
Level 55
Mar 9, 2021
Thanks!
JWatson24
+3
Level 71
Apr 4, 2022
Just wondering, what constitutes a "sandy desert"? The deserts of America/Mexico aren't particularly sandy, and based on the pictures I've seen, neither are the deserts of Australia. I wonder if "arid desert" or "hot desert" would be a better descriptor (the former term is mentioned on this Wikipedia page and the latter I think is a good term to distinguish them from polar deserts).
garcogait
+1
Level 66
Apr 5, 2022
Didn't know the Atacama was so big
Jiaozira
+1
Level 70
Sep 2, 2023
Great quiz! Would love to see the percentage of arid desert land of each of the countries featured (I believe Saudi Arabia is over 99% desert for example).
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