Total & land area: Mali vs Mongolia size comparison [2026]

Mongolia is 1.26 times bigger by total area compared to Mali: 603,909 sq mi vs 478,841 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Mongolia is 601,740 sq mi vs 471,118 sq mi for Mali — a 1.28 times difference in territory size.

Mali ranks 23/197 by total surface area vs 18/197 for Mongolia.
Mali occupies 0.82% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 1.05% for Mongolia.
35.5% of Mali's area is agricultural land vs 69% in Mongolia.
Mali has 0.91% of the world's agricultural land area — Mongolia has 2.25%.
10.9% of Mali is covered by forests, compared to 9.09% in Mongolia.
0.33% of the world's forests are in Mali, and 0.35% are in Mongolia.

True size map comparison: Mali vs Mongolia

See how Mali and Mongolia compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Mali	Mongolia
Total area	478,841 sq mi	603,909 sq mi
Size difference ratio	1	1.26
Total area rank	23/197	18/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.24%	0.31%
Land area	471,118 sq mi	601,740 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	1	1.28
Land area rank	23/197	18/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.82%	1.05%
Population	24,478,595	3,524,788
Population density	55.1 ppl/mi²	6 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Mali	Mongolia
Forest area	51,336 sq mi	54,709 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	10.9%	9.09%
Forest area rank	47/196	46/196
World's forests share	0.33%	0.35%
Agricultural land area	167,103 sq mi	414,933 sq mi
Agricultural land share	35.5%	69%
Agricultural land area rank	22/194	11/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.91%	2.25%
Arable land	32,205 sq mi	4,414 sq mi
Arable land share	6.84%	0.73%
Arable land area rank	30/191	103/191
Permanent cropland	1,152 sq mi	22 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.24%	0.004%
Permanent cropland area rank	69/192	160/192
Water area	7,723 sq mi	2,168 sq mi
Water as share of total area	1.61%	0.36%
Water area rank	28/197	62/197
Roads length	86,437 mi	70,339 mi
Land borders length	4,914 mi	5,022 mi
Coastline length	0 mi	0 mi

Mali vs Mongolia size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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