Morocco vs Yemen
Yemen and Morocco are almost exactly the same size.
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0.98×
Morocco is 0.98× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 1.02× the size of Morocco.
| Morocco | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 446,550 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 38,430,770 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 86 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Rabat | Sana'a |
| Region | Northern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
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; Yemen at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- No. Morocco and Yemen are almost exactly the same size. Morocco covers 446,550 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Morocco fit into Yemen?
- About 1.0 times: Yemen has 1.02× the area of Morocco.
- Why do Morocco and Yemen 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 Yemen about 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 38,430,770. Density: Morocco 86 per km², Yemen 92 per km².