Argentina is 1.78× the size of Mongolia
Argentina covers about 2,783,000 km² (1,074,000 mi²) and Mongolia about 1,565,000 km² (604,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,783,000km²Argentina
- 1,565,000km²Mongolia
500 km
- Argentina
- Mongolia
What fits
- Mongolia is 56% of the size of Argentina.
- Argentina is larger by 1,218,000 km² (470,000 mi²), which is 78% of the area of Mongolia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Argentina is about 90.7, Mongolia about 51.0.
How they differ
- Argentina also has the larger population: 47.3 million against 3.4 million, 13.9× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 17 in Argentina against 2.2 in Mongolia: Argentina is 7.80× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 18,300 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Argentina at 35°S is drawn about 1.5× too large and Mongolia at 47°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Argentina as 1.23× the size of Mongolia instead of 1.78×.
- Together Argentina and Mongolia cover 4,348,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 28% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,218,000 km², is about the size of South Africa (1,220,000 km²).
- At Mongolia's density, Argentina would have 6.1 million people (it has 47.3 million). At Argentina's density, Mongolia would have 26.6 million (it has 3.4 million).
- Mongolia's centre is 81.6° of latitude, about 9,080 km, farther north than Argentina's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Argentina | 1.78× |
| More people | Argentina | 13.9× |
| More crowded | Argentina | 7.80× |
| Farther north | Mongolia | 81.6° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Mongolia | 2.1× against 1.5× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Argentina | Mongolia |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 90.7× | 51.0× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 11.4× | 6.42× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 7.78× | 4.37× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 7.45× | 4.19× |
| France 548,000 km² | 5.08× | 2.86× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.88× | 0.50× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.33× | 0.18× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.29× | 0.17× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.16× | 0.09× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Argentina | Mongolia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 2,783,000 km²1,074,000 mi² | 1,565,000 km²604,000 mi² |
| Population | 47.3 millionWikidata, 2022 | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 17 per km² | 2.2 per km² |
| Official area | 2,780,000 km²Wikidata | 1,564,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Buenos Aires | Ulaanbaatar |
| Latitude range | 55°S to 22°S | 42°N to 52°N |
| Continent | South America | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2021, 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 1,564,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,565,000 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