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The Gobi vs Mongolia
The Gobi measures 1,556,083 km². Mongolia measures 1,560,451 km². Mongolia is larger by 4,368 km². The desert is also 2.5 times France.
Gobi Desert1,556,083 km²
Mongolia1,560,451 km²
Mongolia wins by4,368 km²
Versus France2.5 times larger
The match with Mongolia is a coincidence. About a third of the Gobi sits south of the border, in China. The outline you can drag is the cold desert, not the national border.
The Gobi and Mongolia on Equal Earth. Two shapes, almost the same area, not the same border. Open this scene on the full map.
Areas are the shapes drawn on Map Real Size, measured on the sphere. Official land-area tables differ where they include inland water, a different coastline, or a disputed border. The Gobi is almost exactly Mongolia.