Mongolia vs United States
United States is 6.28 times larger than Mongolia. Mongolia would fit into United States about 6.3 times.
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Mongolia is 0.16× the area of United States. Put the other way, United States is 6.28× the size of Mongolia.
| Mongolia | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,564,116 km² | 9,826,675 km² |
| Population | 3,568,978 | 341,784,857 |
| Density | 2.3 / km² | 35 / km² |
| Capital | Ulaanbaatar | Washington D.C. |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Northern America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
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; United States at 45° N is stretched to 1.98×. 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 United States?
- No. Mongolia is 6.28 times smaller than United States. Mongolia covers 1,564,116 km² and United States covers 9,826,675 km².
- How many times does Mongolia fit into United States?
- About 6.3 times: United States has 6.28× the area of Mongolia.
- Why do Mongolia and United States 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 United States about 1.98×. 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 United States?
- United States: 341,784,857 people against 3,568,978. Density: Mongolia 2.3 per km², United States 35 per km².