Africa · Northern Africa
Morocco
Morocco covers about 592,000 km² (228,000 mi²), the 46th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Madagascar, at about 593,000 km².
- 592,000km²Area, main territory
- 36.8 millionPopulation
- 19.3In Belgiums
500 km
- Morocco
Facts
| Area, main territory | 592,000 km²228,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 447,000 km²Wikidata · 33% below our measure |
| In Belgiums | 19.3 |
| Capital | Rabat |
| Population | 36.8 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 62 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 21°N to 36°N |
| In other languages | Marruecos Español · Marokko Deutsch · Maroc Français · Marrocos Português · モロッコ 日本語 · 摩洛哥 中文 · 모로코 한국어 |
| Continent | Africa#21 of 54 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Morocco
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 28.7× the size of Morocco.
- At 62 people per km², Morocco is the 106th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 30°N is drawn about 1.3× too large in area, so Morocco looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Morocco's main territory stretches about 1,600 km north to south and 1,580 km east to west.
- 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.
How Morocco measures up
Morocco holds 2.0% of the land area and 2.6% of the people of the 54 countries listed for Africa. In Northern Africa it is the 5th largest of 7.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 592,000 km² | 45th of 239 |
| Population | 36.8 million | 40th of 237 |
| Density | 62 per km² | 106th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 29.8°N | 80th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Morocco is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 19.3× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 2.43× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 1.65× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 1.58× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 1.08× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.19× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.07× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.06× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.03× its size |
Where Morocco sits
- Morocco's centre lies at 29.8°N, 8.7°W, in the northern and western hemispheres, about 3,310 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 21°N to 36°N, about 1,610 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Morocco had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Morocco would have 741.1 million people. It has 36.8 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Morocco would have 2.2 million people. It has 36.8 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 42.8 million.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2024; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11