Morocco vs Spain
Spain is 13% larger than Morocco.
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0.88×
Morocco is 0.88× the area of Spain. Put the other way, Spain is 1.13× the size of Morocco.
| Morocco | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 446,550 km² | 505,990 km² |
| Population | 38,430,770 | 49,355,143 |
| Density | 86 / km² | 98 / km² |
| Capital | Rabat | Madrid |
| Region | Northern Africa | Southern Europe |
| 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; Spain at 40° N is stretched to 1.71×. 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 Spain?
- No. Morocco is 12% smaller than Spain. Morocco covers 446,550 km² and Spain covers 505,990 km².
- How many times does Morocco fit into Spain?
- About 1.1 times: Spain has 1.13× the area of Morocco.
- Why do Morocco and Spain 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 Spain about 1.71×. 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 Spain?
- Spain: 49,355,143 people against 38,430,770. Density: Morocco 86 per km², Spain 98 per km².