Africa · True size
🇲🇦 Morocco
1.8×
Morocco is drawn 1.8× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
582,386 km²
* commonly cited: 446,550 km²
On the old map
1.8×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#75
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.43%
On the old map
Morocco looks about the same size as Côte d'Ivoire on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Morocco at the size the old map gives it, next to Côte d'Ivoire's true size. Morocco's real area is 582,386 km² — Côte d'Ivoire is 322,303 km².
By area
Morocco is big enough to fit Ukraine inside it, by area — 570,144 km² combined.
How many fit?
The United Kingdom fits inside Morocco 2.4 times. United Arab Emirates fits inside Morocco 8.2 times.
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. Morocco's middle sits at 30°N, where the stretch is about 1.3×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Morocco's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.