Mongolia is 21.5× the size of Baja California
Mongolia (Asia) covers about 1,565,000 km² (604,000 mi²) and Baja California (state of Mexico) about 72,900 km² (28,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,565,000km²Mongolia
- 72,900km²Baja California
500 km
- Mongolia
- Baja California
What fits
- Baja California fits inside Mongolia about 21.5 times by area.
- Mongolia is larger by 1,492,000 km² (576,000 mi²), which is 2,046% of the area of Baja California.
- Measured in Belgiums: Mongolia is about 51.0, Baja California about 2.38.
How they differ
- Mongolia also has the larger population: 3.4 million against 3.3 million, 1.03× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 45 in Baja California against 2.2 in Mongolia: Baja California is 20.9× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,600 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Mongolia at 47°N is drawn about 2.1× too large and Baja California at 31°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Mongolia as 34.2× the size of Baja California instead of 21.5×.
- Together Mongolia and Baja California cover 1,638,000 km², close to the size of Libya (1,624,000 km², 0.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,492,000 km², is about the size of Iran (1,623,000 km²).
- At Baja California's density, Mongolia would have 71.2 million people (it has 3.4 million). At Mongolia's density, Baja California would have 159,000 (it has 3.3 million).
- Mongolia's centre is 16.4° of latitude, about 1,830 km, farther north than Baja California's.
- Mongolia ranks 20th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Baja California is the 10th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.7% of its area; it is the 20th most densely populated of them.
- Mongolia lies about 16° of latitude (roughly 1,830 km) north of Baja California.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Mongolia would have about 458,850 m² and each person in Baja California about 21,990 m².
- Laid side by side, Mongolia and Baja California would cover 1,638,000 km², about the same size as Libya.
- Together they have 6.7 million people, about as many people as Paraguay.
- Counted as a country, Baja California would rank 119th by area and 136th by population.
Side by side
| Mongolia | Baja California | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 1,565,000 km²604,000 mi² | 72,900 km²28,100 mi² |
| Official area | 1,564,000 km²Wikidata | 71,500 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 19th of 239worldwide | 10th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2021 | 3.3 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 135th of 237worldwide | 14th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 2.2 per km² | 45 per km² |
| Capital | Ulaanbaatar | Mexicali |
| Latitude range | 42°N to 52°N | 28°N to 33°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,564,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,565,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 72,900 km² is 2.0% above Wikidata's official figure of 71,500 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- 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
- 2026-11-12