Morocco vs South Africa
South Africa is 2.73 times larger than Morocco. Morocco would fit into South Africa about 2.7 times.
MoroccoSouth AfricaMorocco moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
0.37×
Morocco is 0.37× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 2.73× the size of Morocco.
| Morocco | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 446,550 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 38,430,770 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 86 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Rabat | Pretoria |
| Region | Northern Africa | Southern 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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. Morocco is 2.73 times smaller than South Africa. Morocco covers 446,550 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Morocco fit into South Africa?
- About 2.7 times: South Africa has 2.73× the area of Morocco.
- Why do Morocco and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 38,430,770. Density: Morocco 86 per km², South Africa 53 per km².