Mongolia vs Portugal
Mongolia is 17.0 times larger than Portugal. Portugal would fit into Mongolia about 17 times.
MongoliaPortugalMongolia moved onto Portugal · Equal-area projection
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Mongolia is 17.0× the area of Portugal.
| Mongolia | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,564,116 km² | 92,225 km² |
| Population | 3,568,978 | 10,804,871 |
| Density | 2.3 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Ulaanbaatar | Lisbon |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
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; Portugal at 40° N is stretched to 1.68×. 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 Portugal?
- Yes. Mongolia is 17.0 times larger than Portugal. Mongolia covers 1,564,116 km² and Portugal covers 92,225 km².
- How many times does Portugal fit into Mongolia?
- About 17 times: Mongolia has 17.0× the area of Portugal.
- Why do Mongolia and Portugal 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 Portugal about 1.68×. 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 Portugal?
- Portugal: 10,804,871 people against 3,568,978. Density: Mongolia 2.3 per km², Portugal 117 per km².