Mongolia is 7.12× the size of Utah
Mongolia (Asia) covers about 1,565,000 km² (604,000 mi²) and Utah (state of the United States) about 220,000 km² (84,900 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,565,000km²Mongolia
- 220,000km²Utah
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- Mongolia
- Utah
What fits
- Utah fits inside Mongolia about 7.12 times by area.
- Mongolia is larger by 1,345,000 km² (519,000 mi²), which is 612% of the area of Utah.
- Measured in Belgiums: Mongolia is about 51.0, Utah about 7.17.
How they differ
- Mongolia also has the larger population: 3.4 million against 3.3 million, 1.04× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 15 in Utah against 2.2 in Mongolia: Utah is 6.83× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,820 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Mongolia at 47°N is drawn about 2.1× too large and Utah at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Mongolia as 9.15× the size of Utah instead of 7.12×.
- Together Mongolia and Utah cover 1,784,000 km², close to the size of Sudan (1,856,000 km², 4.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,345,000 km², is about the size of Peru (1,290,000 km²).
- At Utah's density, Mongolia would have 23.3 million people (it has 3.4 million). At Mongolia's density, Utah would have 479,000 (it has 3.3 million).
- Mongolia's centre is 7.6° of latitude, about 850 km, farther north than Utah's.
- Mongolia ranks 20th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Utah is the 13th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.3% of its area; it is the 41st most densely populated of them.
- Mongolia lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 850 km) north of Utah.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Mongolia would have about 458,850 m² and each person in Utah about 67,170 m².
- Laid side by side, Mongolia and Utah would cover 1,784,000 km², 96% of the size of Sudan.
- Together they have 6.7 million people, about as many people as Serbia.
- Counted as a country, Utah would rank 84th by area and 137th by population.
Side by side
| Mongolia | Utah | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 1,565,000 km²604,000 mi² | 220,000 km²84,900 mi² |
| Official area | 1,564,000 km²Wikidata | 220,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 19th of 239worldwide | 13th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2021 | 3.3 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 135th of 237worldwide | 30th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 2.2 per km² | 15 per km² |
| Capital | Ulaanbaatar | Salt Lake City |
| Latitude range | 42°N to 52°N | 37°N to 42°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020. 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%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 220,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 220,000 km², to within 2%.
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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