Mongolia vs Switzerland
Mongolia is 37.9 times larger than Switzerland. Switzerland would fit into Mongolia about 38 times.
MongoliaSwitzerlandMongolia moved onto Switzerland · Equal-area projection
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Mongolia is 37.9× the area of Switzerland.
| Mongolia | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,564,116 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 3,568,978 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 2.3 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Ulaanbaatar | Bern |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
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; Switzerland at 47° N is stretched to 2.13×. 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 Switzerland?
- Yes. Mongolia is 37.9 times larger than Switzerland. Mongolia covers 1,564,116 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does Switzerland fit into Mongolia?
- About 38 times: Mongolia has 37.9× the area of Switzerland.
- Why do Mongolia and Switzerland 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 Switzerland about 2.13×. 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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland: 9,092,436 people against 3,568,978. Density: Mongolia 2.3 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².