Morocco vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 80% larger than Morocco. Morocco would fit into Mozambique about 1.8 times.
MoroccoMozambiqueMorocco moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
0.56×
Morocco is 0.56× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 1.8× the size of Morocco.
| Morocco | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 446,550 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 38,430,770 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 86 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Rabat | Maputo |
| Region | Northern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Morocco sits at about 30°N and is stretched to 1.33× its true area; Mozambique at 17° S is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Morocco bigger than Mozambique?
- No. Morocco is 44% smaller than Mozambique. Morocco covers 446,550 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Morocco fit into Mozambique?
- About 1.8 times: Mozambique has 1.8× the area of Morocco.
- Why do Morocco and Mozambique look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Morocco is drawn about 1.33× its true area there and Mozambique about 1.1×. 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, Morocco or Mozambique?
- Morocco: 38,430,770 people against 35,631,653. Density: Morocco 86 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².