Kyrgyzstan vs Mongolia
Mongolia is 7.82 times larger than Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan would fit into Mongolia about 7.8 times.
KyrgyzstanMongoliaKyrgyzstan moved onto Mongolia · Equal-area projection
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Kyrgyzstan is 0.13× the area of Mongolia. Put the other way, Mongolia is 7.82× the size of Kyrgyzstan.
| Kyrgyzstan | Mongolia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 199,951 km² | 1,564,116 km² |
| Population | 7,343,064 | 3,568,978 |
| Density | 37 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Bishkek | Ulaanbaatar |
| Region | Central Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Kyrgyzstan sits at about 41°N and is stretched to 1.78× 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 Kyrgyzstan bigger than Mongolia?
- No. Kyrgyzstan is 7.82 times smaller than Mongolia. Kyrgyzstan covers 199,951 km² and Mongolia covers 1,564,116 km².
- How many times does Kyrgyzstan fit into Mongolia?
- About 7.8 times: Mongolia has 7.82× the area of Kyrgyzstan.
- Why do Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kyrgyzstan is drawn about 1.78× 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, Kyrgyzstan or Mongolia?
- Kyrgyzstan: 7,343,064 people against 3,568,978. Density: Kyrgyzstan 37 per km², Mongolia 2.3 per km².