Central African Republic is 1.04× the size of Morocco

Central African Republic covers about 618,000 km² (239,000 mi²) and Morocco about 592,000 km² (228,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

618,000km²Central African Republic
592,000km²Morocco

500 km

Central African Republic
Morocco

What fits

Morocco is 96% of the size of Central African Republic.
Central African Republic is larger by 26,200 km² (10,100 mi²), which is 4.4% of the area of Morocco.
Measured in Belgiums: Central African Republic is about 20.1, Morocco about 19.3.

How they differ

Central African Republic is larger, but Morocco has the larger population: 36.8 million against 5.2 million, 7.15× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 62 in Morocco against 8.3 in Central African Republic: Morocco is 7.46× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 3,990 km apart.
On a standard web map Morocco looks larger than Central African Republic: Central African Republic at 7°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Morocco at 30°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Morocco as 1.25× the size of Central African Republic, when Central African Republic is 1.04× the size of Morocco.
Together Central African Republic and Morocco cover 1,210,000 km², close to the size of South Africa (1,220,000 km², 0.8% bigger).
The gap between them, 26,200 km², is about the size of Equatorial Guinea (26,700 km²).
At Morocco's density, Central African Republic would have 38.5 million people (it has 5.2 million). At Central African Republic's density, Morocco would have 4.9 million (it has 36.8 million).
Morocco's centre is 23.2° of latitude, about 2,580 km, farther north than Central African Republic's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Central African Republic	1.04×
More people	Morocco	7.15×
More crowded	Morocco	7.46×
Farther north	Morocco	23.2° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Morocco	1.3× against 1.0×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Central African Republic	Morocco
Belgium 30,700 km²	20.1×	19.3×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	2.53×	2.43×
Germany 358,000 km²	1.73×	1.65×
Japan 374,000 km²	1.65×	1.58×
France 548,000 km²	1.13×	1.08×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.20×	0.19×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.07×	0.07×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.07×	0.06×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.04×	0.03×

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Central African Republic	Morocco
Area, main territory	618,000 km²239,000 mi²	592,000 km²228,000 mi²
Population	5.2 millionWikidata, 2023	36.8 millionWikidata, 2024
Density	8.3 per km²	62 per km²
Official area	623,000 km²Wikidata	447,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Bangui	Rabat
Latitude range	2°N to 11°N	21°N to 36°N
Continent	Africa	Africa

Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2024, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 623,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 618,000 km², to within 2%.
Our measured 592,000 km² is 33% above Wikidata's official figure of 447,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
Drawing: Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
Data built: 2026-11-11

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