28/09/2024
Here's a comparison of the land area of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan:
*Saudi Arabia*
- Total land area: approximately 2,149,690 square kilometers (830,000 sq mi)
- Rank: 12th largest country in the world by land area
*Pakistan*
- Total land area: approximately 796,095 square kilometers (307,374 sq mi)
- Rank: 36th largest country in the world by land area
*Comparison*
- Saudi Arabia is roughly 2.7 times larger than Pakistan
- Saudi Arabia accounts for about 80% of the Arabian Peninsula's land area
*Breakdown by region*
*Saudi Arabia*
- Desert regions: 95% (Rub' al Khali, Nafud, Dahna)
- Mountainous regions: 3% (Hejaz, Asir)
- Coastal regions: 2% (Red Sea, Persian Gulf)
*Pakistan*
- Plains: 25% (Indus Valley)
- Mountains: 30% (Himalayas, Karakoram)
- Deserts: 15% (Thar, Cholistan)
- Coastal regions: 5% (Arabian Sea)