Morocco vs Somalia
Somalia is 43% larger than Morocco.
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Morocco is 0.7× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 1.43× the size of Morocco.
| Morocco | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 446,550 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 38,430,770 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 86 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Rabat | Mogadishu |
| Region | Northern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
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; Somalia at 5° N 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 Somalia?
- No. Morocco is 30% smaller than Somalia. Morocco covers 446,550 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Morocco fit into Somalia?
- About 1.4 times: Somalia has 1.43× the area of Morocco.
- Why do Morocco and Somalia 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 Somalia 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 Somalia?
- Morocco: 38,430,770 people against 19,654,739. Density: Morocco 86 per km², Somalia 31 per km².