Which has higher surface area, Chad or Mongolia?

Mongolia, at 1.56 million sq. km against 1.28 million sq. km in Chad as of 2023.

What is the difference in surface area between Chad and Mongolia?

280,120 sq. km, with Mongolia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Mongolia?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Chad vs Mongolia: Surface area

Chad

1.28 million sq. km

in 2023

Mongolia

1.56 million sq. km

in 2023

Chad rank

20th

Mongolia rank

18th

Surface area over time

Chad
Mongolia

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 1.56 million sq. km against 1.28 million sq. km in Chad, a difference of 280,120 sq. km.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.2 times Chad's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 20th and Mongolia ranks 18th of 216 countries.

Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Mongolia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.28 million sq. km	1.56 million sq. km	280,120 sq. km	Mongolia
1970s	1.28 million sq. km	1.56 million sq. km	280,120 sq. km	Mongolia
1980s	1.28 million sq. km	1.56 million sq. km	280,120 sq. km	Mongolia
1990s	1.28 million sq. km	1.56 million sq. km	280,120 sq. km	Mongolia
2000s	1.28 million sq. km	1.56 million sq. km	280,120 sq. km	Mongolia
2010s	1.28 million sq. km	1.56 million sq. km	280,120 sq. km	Mongolia
2020s	1.28 million sq. km	1.56 million sq. km	280,120 sq. km	Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Chad or Mongolia?: Mongolia, at 1.56 million sq. km against 1.28 million sq. km in Chad as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Chad and Mongolia?: 280,120 sq. km, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Mongolia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Chad and Mongolia rank globally for surface area?: Chad ranks 20th and Mongolia ranks 18th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,456 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.