Morocco vs Namibia
Namibia is 85% larger than Morocco. Morocco would fit into Namibia about 1.8 times.
MoroccoNamibiaMorocco moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
0.54×
Morocco is 0.54× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 1.85× the size of Morocco.
| Morocco | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 446,550 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 38,430,770 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 86 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Rabat | Windhoek |
| Region | Northern Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- No. Morocco is 46% smaller than Namibia. Morocco covers 446,550 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Morocco fit into Namibia?
- About 1.8 times: Namibia has 1.85× the area of Morocco.
- Why do Morocco and Namibia 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 Namibia about 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Morocco: 38,430,770 people against 3,092,816. Density: Morocco 86 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².