Mongolia vs New Zealand
Mongolia is 5.84 times larger than New Zealand. New Zealand would fit into Mongolia about 5.8 times.
MongoliaNew ZealandMongolia moved onto New Zealand · Equal-area projection
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Mongolia is 5.84× the area of New Zealand.
| Mongolia | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,564,116 km² | 268,021 km² |
| Population | 3,568,978 | 5,324,700 |
| Density | 2.3 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Ulaanbaatar | Wellington |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Australia and New Zealand |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mongolia sits at about 47°N and is stretched to 2.15× its true area; New Zealand at 42° S is stretched to 1.79×. 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 Mongolia bigger than New Zealand?
- Yes. Mongolia is 5.84 times larger than New Zealand. Mongolia covers 1,564,116 km² and New Zealand covers 268,021 km².
- How many times does New Zealand fit into Mongolia?
- About 5.8 times: Mongolia has 5.84× the area of New Zealand.
- Why do Mongolia and New Zealand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mongolia is drawn about 2.15× its true area there and New Zealand about 1.79×. 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, Mongolia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand: 5,324,700 people against 3,568,978. Density: Mongolia 2.3 per km², New Zealand 20 per km².