Madagascar vs Morocco
Madagascar is 32% larger than Morocco.
MadagascarMoroccoMadagascar moved onto Morocco · Equal-area projection
1.32×
Madagascar is 1.32× the area of Morocco.
| Madagascar | Morocco | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 446,550 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 38,430,770 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 86 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Rabat |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Madagascar sits at about 19°S and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Madagascar bigger than Morocco?
- Yes. Madagascar is 32% larger than Morocco. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Morocco covers 446,550 km².
- How many times does Morocco fit into Madagascar?
- About 1.3 times: Madagascar has 1.32× the area of Morocco.
- Why do Madagascar and Morocco look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Madagascar is drawn about 1.12× 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, Madagascar or Morocco?
- Morocco: 38,430,770 people against 32,740,678. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Morocco 86 per km².