Ecuador vs Morocco
Morocco is 74% larger than Ecuador. Ecuador would fit into Morocco about 1.7 times.
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0.58×
Ecuador is 0.58× the area of Morocco. Put the other way, Morocco is 1.74× the size of Ecuador.
| Ecuador | Morocco | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 446,550 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 38,430,770 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 86 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Rabat |
| Region | South America | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ecuador sits at about 1°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Ecuador bigger than Morocco?
- No. Ecuador is 42% smaller than Morocco. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and Morocco covers 446,550 km².
- How many times does Ecuador fit into Morocco?
- About 1.7 times: Morocco has 1.74× the area of Ecuador.
- Why do Ecuador and Morocco look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ecuador is drawn about 1.0× 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, Ecuador or Morocco?
- Morocco: 38,430,770 people against 18,289,896. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², Morocco 86 per km².