Asia · True size
🇲🇳 Mongolia
1.1×
Mongolia is drawn 1.1× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
1,560,451 km²
On the old map
1.1×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#30
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
1.16%
On the old map
Mongolia looks about the same size as Peru on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Mongolia at the size the old map gives it, next to Peru's true size. Mongolia's real area is 1,560,451 km² — Peru is 1,296,298 km².
By area
Mongolia is big enough to fit Peru and United Kingdom inside it, by area — 1,535,917 km² combined.
How many fit?
The United Kingdom fits inside Mongolia 6.5 times. United Arab Emirates fits inside Mongolia 22 times.
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. Mongolia's middle sits at 47°N, where the stretch is about 2.1×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Mongolia's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.
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