Morocco vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 5.04 times larger than Morocco. Morocco would fit into Saudi Arabia about 5.0 times.
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Morocco is 0.2× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 5.04× the size of Morocco.
| Morocco | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 446,550 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 38,430,770 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 86 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Rabat | Riyadh |
| Region | Northern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Morocco is 5.04 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Morocco covers 446,550 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Morocco fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 5.0 times: Saudi Arabia has 5.04× the area of Morocco.
- Why do Morocco and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Morocco: 38,430,770 people against 36,973,555. Density: Morocco 86 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².