Which has higher land area, Morocco or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 452,860 sq. km against 446,300 sq. km in Morocco as of 2023.

What is the difference in land area between Morocco and Papua New Guinea?

6,560 sq. km, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Papua New Guinea?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Morocco vs Papua New Guinea: Land area

Morocco

446,300 sq. km

in 2023

Papua New Guinea

452,860 sq. km

in 2023

Morocco rank

55th

Papua New Guinea rank

54th

Land area over time

Morocco
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 452,860 sq. km against 446,300 sq. km in Morocco, a difference of 6,560 sq. km.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Morocco ranks 55th and Papua New Guinea ranks 54th of 215 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Morocco	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	446,340 sq. km	452,860 sq. km	6,520 sq. km	Papua New Guinea
1970s	446,312 sq. km	452,860 sq. km	6,548 sq. km	Papua New Guinea
1980s	446,300 sq. km	452,860 sq. km	6,560 sq. km	Papua New Guinea
1990s	446,300 sq. km	452,860 sq. km	6,560 sq. km	Papua New Guinea
2000s	446,300 sq. km	452,860 sq. km	6,560 sq. km	Papua New Guinea
2010s	446,300 sq. km	452,860 sq. km	6,560 sq. km	Papua New Guinea
2020s	446,300 sq. km	452,860 sq. km	6,560 sq. km	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Morocco or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 452,860 sq. km against 446,300 sq. km in Morocco as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Morocco and Papua New Guinea?: 6,560 sq. km, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Papua New Guinea?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Morocco and Papua New Guinea rank globally for land area?: Morocco ranks 55th and Papua New Guinea ranks 54th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.