Morocco is 1.01× the size of Kenya
Morocco covers about 592,000 km² (228,000 mi²) and Kenya about 586,000 km² (226,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 592,000km²Morocco
- 586,000km²Kenya
500 km
- Morocco
- Kenya
What fits
- Kenya is 99% of the size of Morocco.
- Morocco is larger by 6,040 km² (2,330 mi²), which is 1.0% of the area of Kenya.
- Measured in Belgiums: Morocco is about 19.3, Kenya about 19.1.
How they differ
- Morocco is larger, but Kenya has the larger population: 48.5 million against 36.8 million, 1.32× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 83 in Kenya against 62 in Morocco: Kenya is 1.33× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,890 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Morocco at 30°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Kenya at 1°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Morocco as 1.34× the size of Kenya instead of 1.01×.
- Together Morocco and Kenya cover 1,177,000 km², close to the size of Niger (1,181,000 km², 0.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 6,040 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Kenya's density, Morocco would have 49.0 million people (it has 36.8 million). At Morocco's density, Kenya would have 36.5 million (it has 48.5 million).
- Morocco's centre is 29.2° of latitude, about 3,250 km, farther north than Kenya's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Morocco | 1.01× |
| More people | Kenya | 1.32× |
| More crowded | Kenya | 1.33× |
| Farther north | Morocco | 29.2° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Morocco | 1.3× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Morocco | Kenya |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 19.3× | 19.1× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 2.43× | 2.40× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 1.65× | 1.64× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 1.58× | 1.57× |
| France 548,000 km² | 1.08× | 1.07× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.19× | 0.19× |
| 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 | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 592,000 km²228,000 mi² | 586,000 km²226,000 mi² |
| Population | 36.8 millionWikidata, 2024 | 48.5 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Density | 62 per km² | 83 per km² |
| Official area | 447,000 km²Wikidata | 581,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Rabat | Nairobi |
| Latitude range | 21°N to 36°N | 5°S to 5°N |
| Continent | Africa | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2017, 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 581,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 586,000 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