Morocco vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 4% larger than Morocco.
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Morocco is 0.96× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 1.04× the size of Morocco.
| Morocco | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 446,550 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 38,430,770 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 86 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Rabat | Port Moresby |
| Region | Northern Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
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; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- No. Morocco is 4% smaller than Papua New Guinea. Morocco covers 446,550 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Morocco fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 1.0 times: Papua New Guinea has 1.04× the area of Morocco.
- Why do Morocco and Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Morocco: 38,430,770 people against 10,762,817. Density: Morocco 86 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².