Which has higher surface area, Mongolia or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 24.34 million sq. km against 1.56 million sq. km in Mongolia as of 2023.

What is the difference in surface area between Mongolia and Sub-Saharan Africa?

22.78 million sq. km, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Sub-Saharan Africa?

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

Mongolia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Surface area

Mongolia

1.56 million sq. km

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa

24.34 million sq. km

in 2023

Mongolia rank

18th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

1st

Surface area over time

Mongolia
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 24.34 million sq. km against 1.56 million sq. km in Mongolia, a difference of 22.78 million sq. km.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 15.6 times Mongolia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Mongolia ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 216 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mongolia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.56 million sq. km	24.27 million sq. km	22.71 million sq. km	Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s	1.56 million sq. km	24.27 million sq. km	22.71 million sq. km	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	1.56 million sq. km	24.27 million sq. km	22.71 million sq. km	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	1.56 million sq. km	24.27 million sq. km	22.71 million sq. km	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	1.56 million sq. km	24.29 million sq. km	22.73 million sq. km	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	1.56 million sq. km	24.32 million sq. km	22.76 million sq. km	Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s	1.56 million sq. km	24.34 million sq. km	22.78 million sq. km	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Mongolia or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 24.34 million sq. km against 1.56 million sq. km in Mongolia as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Mongolia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 22.78 million sq. km, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mongolia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for surface area?: Mongolia ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st 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: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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