Top 20 Largest Deserts in the World  22 items ranked 
				
				
				
					
				
				
				
				
					Click on up and down arrows to affect item's ranking
				
				
				
			 
		 
    
 
 
 
 
 
		
			
				
					
1. 
				
				
				
					
						Thar (India/ Pakistan) 
						
 
					 
					
						
					
				 
				
					54  points - added 16 years ago by BrendaKaye -  2 comments  
											
						
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
					
2. 
				
				
				
					
						Sahara (Africa) 
						
 
					 
					
						Spans 3,320,000 square miles and ranks the largest desert in the world.
					
				 
				
					37  points - added 16 years ago by BrendaKaye -  1 comment  
											
						
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
					
3. 
				
				
				
					
						Gobi (China)
						
 
					 
					
						The Gobi Desert in China spans 500,000 square miles in area.
					
				 
				
					36  points - added 16 years ago by BrendaKaye -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
					
4. 
				
				
				
					
						Kalahari (Africa) 
						
 
					 
					
						
					
				 
				
					33  points - added 16 years ago by BrendaKaye -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
					
5. 
				
				
				
					
						Iranian (Iran)
						
 
					 
					
						
					
				 
				
					31  points - added 16 years ago by BrendaKaye -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
					
6. 
				
				
				
					
						Kyzyl-Kum
						
 
					 
					
						
					
				 
				
					30  points - added 16 years ago by BrendaKaye -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
					
7. 
				
				
				
					
						Taklamakan (China) 
						
 
					 
					
						
					
				 
				
					29  points - added 16 years ago by BrendaKaye -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
					
8. 
				
				
				
					
						Mojave (USA)
						
 
					 
					
						
					
				 
				
					29  points - added 16 years ago by BrendaKaye -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
					
9. 
				
				
				
					
						Rub'al Khali (south Arabia) 
						
 
					 
					
						
					
				 
				
					28  points - added 16 years ago by BrendaKaye -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
					
10. 
				
				
				
					
						Great Sandy (Australia) 
						
 
					 
					
						
					
				 
				
					28  points - added 16 years ago by BrendaKaye -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
                                        
11. 
				
				
				
					
						Simpson/ Sturt (Australia) 
						
 
					 
					
						
					
				 
				
					25  points - added 16 years ago by BrendaKaye -  1 comment  
											
						
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
                                        
12. 
				
				
				
					
						Atacama (Chili)
						
 
					 
					
						
					
				 
				
					25  points - added 16 years ago by BrendaKaye -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
                                        
13. 
				
				
				
					
						Gibson (Australia) 
						
 
					 
					
						
					
				 
				
					24  points - added 16 years ago by BrendaKaye -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
                                        
14. 
				
				
				
					
						Chihuahuan (Mexico) 
						
 
					 
					
						
					
				 
				
					23  points - added 16 years ago by BrendaKaye -  1 comment  
											
						
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
                                        
15. 
				
				
				
					
						Colorado (USA)
						
 
					 
					
						
					
				 
				
					21  points - added 16 years ago by BrendaKaye -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
                                        
16. 
				
				
				
					
						Kara-Kum (W. Asia)
						
 
					 
					
						
					
				 
				
					20  points - added 16 years ago by BrendaKaye -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
                                        
17. 
				
				
				
					
						Kara Kum in Uzbekistan
						
 
					 
					
						
					
				 
				
					19  points - added 16 years ago by guest -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
                                        
18. 
				
				
				
					
						Great Basin (Nevada)
						
 
					 
					
						
					
				 
				
					15  points - added 16 years ago by BrendaKaye -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
                                        
19. 
				
				
				
					
						Arabian (Arabia) 
						
 
					 
					
						Spans 900,000 square miles.
					
				 
				
					14  points - added 16 years ago by BrendaKaye -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
                                        
20. 
				
				
				
					
						Patagonian (Argentina)
						
 
					 
					
						Measures 260,000 square miles in area.
					
				 
				
					14  points - added 16 years ago by BrendaKaye -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
                                        
21. 
				
				
				
					
						Sonoran (USA) 
						
 
					 
					
						
					
				 
				
					14  points - added 16 years ago by BrendaKaye -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
                                        
22. 
				
				
				
					
						Great Victoria (Australia) 
						
 
					 
					
						The world almanac ranks this desert at 250,000 square miles in area.
					
				 
				
					11  points - added 16 years ago by BrendaKaye -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
		 
			
        
        
                        
                                ShareRanks is about ranking things that are top, most, greatest, or even worst in all categories. 
                                                                 Use arrows to rank one item in Top 20 Largest Deserts in the World vs another.
                                                                
                                        
        
                                  Add your own top list of things 
        
                                        
                                 
                         
Top 10 Top 20 Largest Deserts in the World are especially marked