Morocco vs Turkey
Turkey is 75% larger than Morocco. Morocco would fit into Turkey about 1.8 times.
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0.57×
Morocco is 0.57× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 1.75× the size of Morocco.
| Morocco | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 446,550 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 38,430,770 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 86 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Rabat | Ankara |
| Region | Northern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 8 |
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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- No. Morocco is 43% smaller than Turkey. Morocco covers 446,550 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Morocco fit into Turkey?
- About 1.8 times: Turkey has 1.75× the area of Morocco.
- Why do Morocco and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 38,430,770. Density: Morocco 86 per km², Turkey 110 per km².