Mongolia vs Spain
Mongolia is 3.09 times larger than Spain. Spain would fit into Mongolia about 3.1 times.
MongoliaSpainMongolia moved onto Spain · Equal-area projection
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Mongolia is 3.09× the area of Spain.
| Mongolia | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,564,116 km² | 505,990 km² |
| Population | 3,568,978 | 49,355,143 |
| Density | 2.3 / km² | 98 / km² |
| Capital | Ulaanbaatar | Madrid |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
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; Spain at 40° N is stretched to 1.71×. 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 Spain?
- Yes. Mongolia is 3.09 times larger than Spain. Mongolia covers 1,564,116 km² and Spain covers 505,990 km².
- How many times does Spain fit into Mongolia?
- About 3.1 times: Mongolia has 3.09× the area of Spain.
- Why do Mongolia and Spain 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 Spain about 1.71×. 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 Spain?
- Spain: 49,355,143 people against 3,568,978. Density: Mongolia 2.3 per km², Spain 98 per km².