Which has higher surface area, Greenland or Morocco?

Morocco, at 446,550 sq. km against 410,450 sq. km in Greenland as of 2023.

What is the difference in surface area between Greenland and Morocco?

36,100 sq. km, with Morocco ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Morocco?

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

Where does this data come from?

FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greenland vs Morocco: Surface area

Greenland

410,450 sq. km

in 2023

Morocco

446,550 sq. km

in 2023

Greenland rank

60th

Morocco rank

58th

Surface area over time

Greenland
Morocco

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 446,550 sq. km against 410,450 sq. km in Greenland, a difference of 36,100 sq. km.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Greenland's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.

Greenland ranks 60th and Morocco ranks 58th of 215 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greenland	Morocco	Difference	Ahead
1960s	341,700 sq. km	446,550 sq. km	104,850 sq. km	Morocco
1970s	341,700 sq. km	446,550 sq. km	104,850 sq. km	Morocco
1980s	341,700 sq. km	446,550 sq. km	104,850 sq. km	Morocco
1990s	362,325 sq. km	446,550 sq. km	84,225 sq. km	Morocco
2000s	410,450 sq. km	446,550 sq. km	36,100 sq. km	Morocco
2010s	410,450 sq. km	446,550 sq. km	36,100 sq. km	Morocco
2020s	410,450 sq. km	446,550 sq. km	36,100 sq. km	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Greenland or Morocco?: Morocco, at 446,550 sq. km against 410,450 sq. km in Greenland as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Greenland and Morocco?: 36,100 sq. km, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Morocco?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Greenland and Morocco rank globally for surface area?: Greenland ranks 60th and Morocco ranks 58th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.