Japan vs Morocco
Morocco is 18% larger than Japan.
JapanMoroccoJapan moved onto Morocco · Equal-area projection
0.85×
Japan is 0.85× the area of Morocco. Put the other way, Morocco is 1.18× the size of Japan.
| Japan | Morocco | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 446,550 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 38,430,770 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 86 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Rabat |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Japan sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.59× 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 Japan bigger than Morocco?
- No. Japan is 15% smaller than Morocco. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Morocco covers 446,550 km².
- How many times does Japan fit into Morocco?
- About 1.2 times: Morocco has 1.18× the area of Japan.
- Why do Japan and Morocco look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Japan is drawn about 1.59× 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, Japan or Morocco?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 38,430,770. Density: Japan 326 per km², Morocco 86 per km².