Morocco is 1.08× the size of France
Morocco covers about 592,000 km² (228,000 mi²) and France about 548,000 km² (212,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 592,000km²Morocco
- 548,000km²France
500 km
- Morocco
- France
Outlines show main territory. France also has about 88,900 km² of overseas territory. These are not drawn, and not counted in the comparison.
What fits
- France is 93% of the size of Morocco.
- Morocco is larger by 43,900 km² (17,000 mi²), which is 8.0% of the area of France.
- Measured in Belgiums: Morocco is about 19.3, France about 17.9.
How they differ
- Morocco is larger, but France has the larger population: 68.6 million against 36.8 million, 1.86× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 108 in France against 62 in Morocco: France is 1.73× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,100 km apart.
- On a standard web map France looks larger than Morocco: Morocco at 30°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and France at 47°N about 2.1×, so the map shows France as 1.47× the size of Morocco, when Morocco is 1.08× the size of France.
- Together Morocco and France cover 1,140,000 km², close to the size of Colombia (1,135,000 km², 0.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 43,900 km², is about the size of Denmark (42,700 km²).
- At France's density, Morocco would have 63.8 million people (it has 36.8 million). At Morocco's density, France would have 39.6 million (it has 68.6 million).
- France's centre is 16.7° of latitude, about 1,860 km, farther north than Morocco's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Morocco | 1.08× |
| More people | France | 1.86× |
| More crowded | France | 1.73× |
| Farther north | France | 16.7° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | France | 2.1× against 1.3× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Morocco | France |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 19.3× | 17.9× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 2.43× | 2.25× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 1.65× | 1.53× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 1.58× | 1.47× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.19× | 0.17× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.07× | 0.06× |
| 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 | France | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 592,000 km²228,000 mi² | 548,000 km²212,000 mi² |
| Area with overseas territory | 592,000 km² | 637,000 km² |
| Population | 36.8 millionWikidata, 2024 | 68.6 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Density | 62 per km² | 108 per km² |
| Official area | 447,000 km²Wikidata | 644,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Rabat | Paris |
| Latitude range | 21°N to 36°N | 41°N to 51°N |
| Continent | Africa | Europe |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2025, 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 644,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 637,000 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