Morocco is 1.02× the size of Botswana
Morocco covers about 592,000 km² (228,000 mi²) and Botswana about 579,000 km² (224,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 592,000km²Morocco
- 579,000km²Botswana
500 km
- Morocco
- Botswana
What fits
- Botswana is 98% of the size of Morocco.
- Morocco is larger by 12,700 km² (4,910 mi²), which is 2.2% of the area of Botswana.
- Measured in Belgiums: Morocco is about 19.3, Botswana about 18.9.
How they differ
- Morocco also has the larger population: 36.8 million against 2.5 million, 14.8× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 62 in Morocco against 4.3 in Botswana: Morocco is 14.5× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,740 km apart.
- Together Morocco and Botswana cover 1,171,000 km², close to the size of Niger (1,181,000 km², 0.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 12,700 km², is about the size of Bahamas (12,600 km²).
- At Botswana's density, Morocco would have 2.5 million people (it has 36.8 million). At Morocco's density, Botswana would have 36.0 million (it has 2.5 million).
- Morocco's centre is 51.9° of latitude, about 5,780 km, farther north than Botswana's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Morocco | 1.02× |
| More people | Morocco | 14.8× |
| More crowded | Morocco | 14.5× |
| Farther north | Morocco | 51.9° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Morocco | 1.3× against 1.2× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Morocco | Botswana |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 19.3× | 18.9× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 2.43× | 2.38× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 1.65× | 1.62× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 1.58× | 1.55× |
| France 548,000 km² | 1.08× | 1.06× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.19× | 0.18× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.07× | 0.07× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.06× | 0.06× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.03× | 0.03× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Morocco | Botswana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 592,000 km²228,000 mi² | 579,000 km²224,000 mi² |
| Population | 36.8 millionWikidata, 2024 | 2.5 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 62 per km² | 4.3 per km² |
| Official area | 447,000 km²Wikidata | 582,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Rabat | Gaborone |
| Latitude range | 21°N to 36°N | 27°S to 18°S |
| Continent | Africa | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- 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.
- Wikidata's official figure of 582,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 579,000 km², to within 2%.
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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