Greece vs Mongolia
Mongolia is 11.9 times larger than Greece. Greece would fit into Mongolia about 12 times.
GreeceMongoliaGreece moved onto Mongolia · Equal-area projection
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Greece is 0.08× the area of Mongolia. Put the other way, Mongolia is 11.9× the size of Greece.
| Greece | Mongolia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 1,564,116 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 3,568,978 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Ulaanbaatar |
| Region | Southern Europe | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Greece sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.66× its true area; Mongolia at 47° N is stretched to 2.15×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Greece bigger than Mongolia?
- No. Greece is 11.9 times smaller than Mongolia. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Mongolia covers 1,564,116 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into Mongolia?
- About 12 times: Mongolia has 11.9× the area of Greece.
- Why do Greece and Mongolia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Greece is drawn about 1.66× its true area there and Mongolia about 2.15×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Greece or Mongolia?
- Greece: 10,413,962 people against 3,568,978. Density: Greece 79 per km², Mongolia 2.3 per km².