Argentina is 2.22× the size of Mali
Argentina covers about 2,783,000 km² (1,074,000 mi²) and Mali about 1,253,000 km² (484,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,783,000km²Argentina
- 1,253,000km²Mali
500 km
- Argentina
- Mali
What fits
- Mali fits inside Argentina about 2.22 times by area.
- Argentina is larger by 1,530,000 km² (591,000 mi²), which is 122% of the area of Mali.
- Measured in Belgiums: Argentina is about 90.7, Mali about 40.8.
How they differ
- Argentina also has the larger population: 47.3 million against 22.4 million, 2.11× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 18 in Mali against 17 in Argentina: Mali is 1.05× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,660 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Argentina at 35°S is drawn about 1.5× too large and Mali at 17°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Argentina as 2.99× the size of Mali instead of 2.22×.
- Together Argentina and Mali cover 4,036,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 22% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,530,000 km², is about the size of Mongolia (1,565,000 km²).
- At Mali's density, Argentina would have 49.8 million people (it has 47.3 million). At Argentina's density, Mali would have 21.3 million (it has 22.4 million).
- Mali's centre is 52.0° of latitude, about 5,780 km, farther north than Argentina's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Argentina | 2.22× |
| More people | Argentina | 2.11× |
| More crowded | Mali | 1.05× |
| Farther north | Mali | 52.0° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Argentina | 1.5× against 1.1× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Argentina | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 90.7× | 40.8× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 11.4× | 5.14× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 7.78× | 3.50× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 7.45× | 3.35× |
| France 548,000 km² | 5.08× | 2.29× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.88× | 0.40× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.33× | 0.15× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.29× | 0.13× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.16× | 0.07× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Argentina | Mali | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 2,783,000 km²1,074,000 mi² | 1,253,000 km²484,000 mi² |
| Population | 47.3 millionWikidata, 2022 | 22.4 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Density | 17 per km² | 18 per km² |
| Official area | 2,780,000 km²Wikidata | 1,240,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Buenos Aires | Bamako |
| Latitude range | 55°S to 22°S | 10°N to 25°N |
| Continent | South America | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2022, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 2,780,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,783,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,240,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,253,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11