Morocco vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 44% larger than Morocco.
MoroccoSouth SudanMorocco moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
0.69×
Morocco is 0.69× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 1.44× the size of Morocco.
| Morocco | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 446,550 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 38,430,770 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 86 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Rabat | Juba |
| Region | Northern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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 Sudan at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Morocco is 31% smaller than South Sudan. Morocco covers 446,550 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Morocco fit into South Sudan?
- About 1.4 times: South Sudan has 1.44× the area of Morocco.
- Why do Morocco and South Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.02×. 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 Sudan?
- Morocco: 38,430,770 people against 12,188,788. Density: Morocco 86 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².