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Saudi Arabia's area vs the United States': size comparison by land type

Updated on by Georank team

The United States is 4.37 times bigger by total area compared to Saudi Arabia: 3,794,100 sq mi vs 868,730 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of the United States is 3,531,839 sq mi vs 830,000 sq mi for Saudi Arabia — a 4.26 times difference in territory size.

  • Saudi Arabia ranks 12/197 by total surface area vs 3/197 for the United States.
  • Saudi Arabia occupies 1.44% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 6.14% for the United States.
  • 80.8% of Saudi Arabia's area is agricultural land vs 46.1% in the United States.
  • Saudi Arabia has 3.64% of the world's agricultural land area — the US has 8.83%.
  • 0.45% of Saudi Arabia is covered by forests, compared to 33.9% in the US.
  • 0.02% of the world's forests are in Saudi Arabia, and 7.67% are in the United States.

True size map comparison: Saudi Arabia vs United States

See how Saudi Arabia and the United States compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

Saudi Arabia United States
Total area 868,730
sq mi 		3,794,100
sq mi
Size difference ratio 1 4.37
Total area rank 12/197 3/197
Share of all countries' surface area 0.44% 1.93%
Land area 830,000
sq mi 		3,531,839
sq mi
Land area difference ratio 1 4.26
Land area rank 12/197 3/197
Share of all countries' land area 1.44% 6.14%
Population 35,300,280 341,784,857
Population density 44.1 ppl/mi² 97.3 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

Saudi Arabia United States
Forest area 3,772
sq mi 		1,196,125
sq mi
Forest area as share of land 0.45% 33.9%
Forest area rank 126/196 4/196
World's forests share 0.02% 7.67%
Agricultural land area 670,418
sq mi 		1,627,576
sq mi
Agricultural land share 80.8% 46.1%
Agricultural land area rank 8/194 2/194
Share of global agricultural land 3.64% 8.83%
Arable land 13,245
sq mi 		585,190
sq mi
Arable land share 1.6% 16.6%
Arable land area rank 65/191 2/191
Permanent cropland 799
sq mi 		12,242
sq mi
Permanent cropland share 0.1% 0.35%
Permanent cropland area rank 82/192 14/192
Water area 38,730
sq mi 		262,262
sq mi
Water as share of total area 4.46% 6.91%
Water area rank 9/197 3/197
Roads length 137,554
mi 		4,092,730
mi
Land borders length 2,654
mi 		7,458
mi
Coastline length 1,640
mi 		12,380
mi
Share of marine protected waters 3.5% 19%

Size of Saudi Arabia compared to states in USA

If Saudi Arabia were a state in the US, it would be the biggest of all: 1.45 times the size of Alaska, 3.18 of Texas, and 5.33 times bigger than California.

# State Land area Compared to Saudi Arabia
* Saudi Arabia 830,000 sq mi *
1 Alaska 570,641 sq mi 0.69
2 Texas 261,232 sq mi 0.31
3 California 155,779 sq mi 0.19
4 Montana 145,546 sq mi 0.18
5 New Mexico 121,298 sq mi 0.15
6 Arizona 113,594 sq mi 0.14
7 Nevada 109,781 sq mi 0.13
8 Colorado 103,642 sq mi 0.12
9 Wyoming 97,093 sq mi 0.12
10 Oregon 95,988 sq mi 0.12
11 Idaho 82,643 sq mi 0.1
12 Utah 82,169 sq mi 0.1
13 Kansas 81,759 sq mi 0.1
14 Minnesota 79,627 sq mi 0.1
15 Nebraska 76,824 sq mi 0.09
16 South Dakota 75,811 sq mi 0.09
17 North Dakota 69,001 sq mi 0.08
18 Missouri 68,742 sq mi 0.08
19 Oklahoma 68,595 sq mi 0.08
20 Washington 66,456 sq mi 0.08
21 Georgia 57,513 sq mi 0.07
22 Michigan 56,539 sq mi 0.07
23 Iowa 55,857 sq mi 0.07
24 Illinois 55,519 sq mi 0.07
25 Wisconsin 54,158 sq mi 0.07
26 Florida 53,625 sq mi 0.06
27 Arkansas 52,035 sq mi 0.06
28 Alabama 50,645 sq mi 0.06
29 North Carolina 48,618 sq mi 0.06
30 New York 47,126 sq mi 0.06
31 Mississippi 46,923 sq mi 0.06
32 Pennsylvania 44,743 sq mi 0.05
33 Louisiana 43,204 sq mi 0.05
34 Tennessee 41,235 sq mi 0.05
35 Ohio 40,861 sq mi 0.05
36 Virginia 39,490 sq mi 0.05
37 Kentucky 39,486 sq mi 0.05
38 Indiana 35,826 sq mi 0.04
39 Maine 30,843 sq mi 0.04
40 South Carolina 30,061 sq mi 0.04
41 West Virginia 24,038 sq mi 0.03
42 Maryland 9,707 sq mi 0.01
43 Vermont 9,217 sq mi 0.01
44 New Hampshire 8,953 sq mi 0.01
45 Massachusetts 7,800 sq mi 0.009
46 New Jersey 7,354 sq mi 0.009
47 Hawaii 6,423 sq mi 0.008
48 Connecticut 4,842 sq mi 0.006
49 Puerto Rico 3,459 sq mi 0.004
50 Delaware 1,949 sq mi 0.002
51 Rhode Island 1,045 sq mi 0.001
52 Guam 209.7 sq mi 0.0003
53 Northern Mariana Islands 179.2 sq mi 0.0002
54 US Virgin Islands 133.7 sq mi 0.0002
55 American Samoa 76.4 sq mi 0.00009
56 District of Columbia 61 sq mi 0.00007

Saudi Arabia vs United States size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The map above outlines the borders of Saudi Arabia and the United States but is not accurate for size comparison because it's a 2d map with Mercator projection that distorts territories near the poles. The farther a country is from the equator, the more magnified it appears. More about country size projections.

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2023–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  3. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2025, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  4. United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  5. U.S. Census Bureau (2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)

Total agricultural land encompasses all areas used for agriculture: territories under permanent and temporary crops and pastures. It includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit and nut trees, and vineyards, but excludes sites utilized for timber production.

Arable land encompasses fields utilized for temporary crop production, pastures, market or kitchen gardens, and temporarily fallowed land. Land abandoned due to shifting cultivation practices is not included.

Permanent cropland refers to farmland for the long-term cultivation of crops, such as coffee, cocoa, and rubber, which do not require replanting after each harvest. This category encompasses land with permanent crops like flowering shrubs, fruit and nut trees, and vines, but does not include land under trees for timber production.

Inland areas under water, such as large rivers, lakes, and some coastal waterways.

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