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

Mongolia is 2.08 times bigger by total area compared to Zambia: 603,909 sq mi vs 290,587 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Mongolia is 601,740 sq mi vs 287,024 sq mi for Zambia — a 2.1 times difference in territory size.

Mongolia ranks 18/197 by total surface area vs 38/197 for Zambia.
Mongolia occupies 1.05% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.5% for Zambia.
69% of Mongolia's area is agricultural land vs 32.1% in Zambia.
Mongolia has 2.25% of the world's agricultural land area — Zambia has 0.5%.
9.09% of Mongolia is covered by forests, compared to 59.5% in Zambia.
0.35% of the world's forests are in Mongolia, and 1.1% are in Zambia.

True size map comparison: Mongolia vs Zambia

See how Mongolia and Zambia 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

	Mongolia	Zambia
Total area	603,909 sq mi	290,587 sq mi
Size difference ratio	2.08	1
Total area rank	18/197	38/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.31%	0.15%
Land area	601,740 sq mi	287,024 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	2.1	1
Land area rank	18/197	37/197
Share of all countries' land area	1.05%	0.5%
Population	3,524,788	21,314,956
Population density	6 ppl/mi²	78.5 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Mongolia	Zambia
Forest area	54,709 sq mi	170,848 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	9.09%	59.5%
Forest area rank	46/196	17/196
World's forests share	0.35%	1.1%
Agricultural land area	414,933 sq mi	92,043 sq mi
Agricultural land share	69%	32.1%
Agricultural land area rank	11/194	47/194
Share of global agricultural land	2.25%	0.5%
Arable land	4,414 sq mi	14,672 sq mi
Arable land share	0.73%	5.11%
Arable land area rank	103/191	62/191
Permanent cropland	22 sq mi	150.6 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.004%	0.05%
Permanent cropland area rank	160/192	130/192
Water area	2,168 sq mi	3,563 sq mi
Water as share of total area	0.36%	1.23%
Water area rank	62/197	48/197
Roads length	70,339 mi	42,049 mi
Land borders length	5,022 mi	3,755 mi
Coastline length	0 mi	0 mi

Mongolia vs Zambia size on the map

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

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