Iran is 1.04× the size of Mongolia
Iran covers about 1,623,000 km² (626,000 mi²) and Mongolia about 1,565,000 km² (604,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,623,000km²Iran
- 1,565,000km²Mongolia
500 km
- Iran
- Mongolia
What fits
- Mongolia is 96% of the size of Iran.
- Iran is larger by 57,900 km² (22,300 mi²), which is 3.7% of the area of Mongolia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Iran is about 52.9, Mongolia about 51.0.
How they differ
- Iran also has the larger population: 92.4 million against 3.4 million, 27.1× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 57 in Iran against 2.2 in Mongolia: Iran is 26.1× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,380 km apart.
- On a standard web map Mongolia looks larger than Iran: Iran at 33°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Mongolia at 47°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Mongolia as 1.47× the size of Iran, when Iran is 1.04× the size of Mongolia.
- Together Iran and Mongolia cover 3,187,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 1.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 57,900 km², is about the size of Togo (56,900 km²).
- At Mongolia's density, Iran would have 3.5 million people (it has 92.4 million). At Iran's density, Mongolia would have 89.1 million (it has 3.4 million).
- Mongolia's centre is 14.4° of latitude, about 1,600 km, farther north than Iran's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Iran | 1.04× |
| More people | Iran | 27.1× |
| More crowded | Iran | 26.1× |
| Farther north | Mongolia | 14.4° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Mongolia | 2.1× against 1.4× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Iran | Mongolia |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 52.9× | 51.0× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 6.66× | 6.42× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 4.54× | 4.37× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 4.34× | 4.19× |
| France 548,000 km² | 2.96× | 2.86× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.51× | 0.50× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.19× | 0.18× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.17× | 0.17× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.10× | 0.09× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Iran | Mongolia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 1,623,000 km²626,000 mi² | 1,565,000 km²604,000 mi² |
| Population | 92.4 millionWikidata, 2025 | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 57 per km² | 2.2 per km² |
| Official area | 1,648,000 km²Wikidata | 1,564,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Tehran | Ulaanbaatar |
| Latitude range | 25°N to 40°N | 42°N to 52°N |
| Continent | Asia | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2021, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,648,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,623,000 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