Afghanistan vs Morocco
Afghanistan is 46% larger than Morocco.
AfghanistanMoroccoAfghanistan moved onto Morocco · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 1.46× the area of Morocco.
| Afghanistan | Morocco | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 446,550 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 38,430,770 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 86 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Rabat |
| Region | Southern Asia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Morocco at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Morocco?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 46% larger than Morocco. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Morocco covers 446,550 km².
- How many times does Morocco fit into Afghanistan?
- About 1.5 times: Afghanistan has 1.46× the area of Morocco.
- Why do Afghanistan and Morocco look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Morocco about 1.33×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Morocco?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 38,430,770. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Morocco 86 per km².