Alaska is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America, whereas Mongolia is a landlocked country located in East Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Alaska and Mongolia regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Alaska bigger than Mongolia?
The total area of Alaska is 663,268 sq mi, and the total area of Mongolia is 605,000 sq mi. Alaska is bigger than Mongolia by 58,268 sq mi. Alaska is around 1.10 times bigger than Mongolia.
Area of Alaska: 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km2 )
Area of Mongolia: 605,000 sq mi ( 1,566,000 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau data, the total population of Alaska as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 732,673.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Mongolia as of 3rd April 2022, is estimated to be around 3,372,896.
Here is some more data comparison between Alaska and Mongolia.
The capital of Alaska is Juneau, and the capital city of Mongolia is Ulaanbaatar.
Official Languages
Alaska: Multiple Official Languages
Mongolia: Mongolian
Demonym(s)
Alaska: Alaskan
Mongolia: Mongolian
ISO 3166 Code
Alaska: US-AK
Mongolia: MN
Human Development Index
HDI of Alaska as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of Mongolia as of 2019: 0.737
Alaska Time Zone:
UTC − 9 (Alaska Time Zone)
UTC − 10 (Hawaii – Aleutian Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 8 (Alaska Daylight Time)
UTC − 9 (Hawaii – Aleutian Daylight Time)
Mongolia Time Zone:
UTC + 7 / + 8 (Mongolia Standard Time)
Summer (DST)
UTC + 8 / + 9 (Mongolia Daylight Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Alaska:
64° 4′ 6.6″ N, 152° 16′ 41.52″ W
Coordinates of Mongolia:
48° 0′ 0″ N, 106° 0′ 0″ E
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