Mongolia vs Turkey
Mongolia is 100% larger than Turkey. Turkey would fit into Mongolia about 2.0 times.
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2.0×
Mongolia is 2.0× the area of Turkey.
| Mongolia | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,564,116 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 3,568,978 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 2.3 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Ulaanbaatar | Ankara |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 8 |
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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- Yes. Mongolia is 100% larger than Turkey. Mongolia covers 1,564,116 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Turkey fit into Mongolia?
- About 2.0 times: Mongolia has 2.0× the area of Turkey.
- Why do Mongolia and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 3,568,978. Density: Mongolia 2.3 per km², Turkey 110 per km².