Which has higher surface area, Iraq or Morocco?

Morocco, at 446,550 sq. km against 435,050 sq. km in Iraq as of 2023.

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

11,500 sq. km, with Morocco ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq 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.

Iraq vs Morocco: Surface area

Iraq

435,050 sq. km

in 2023

Morocco

446,550 sq. km

in 2023

Iraq rank

59th

Morocco rank

58th

Surface area over time

Iraq
Morocco

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 446,550 sq. km against 435,050 sq. km in Iraq, a difference of 11,500 sq. km.

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

Iraq ranks 59th 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	Iraq	Morocco	Difference	Ahead
1960s	438,320 sq. km	446,550 sq. km	8,230 sq. km	Morocco
1970s	438,320 sq. km	446,550 sq. km	8,230 sq. km	Morocco
1980s	438,320 sq. km	446,550 sq. km	8,230 sq. km	Morocco
1990s	438,320 sq. km	446,550 sq. km	8,230 sq. km	Morocco
2000s	438,012 sq. km	446,550 sq. km	8,538 sq. km	Morocco
2010s	435,108 sq. km	446,550 sq. km	11,442 sq. km	Morocco
2020s	435,050 sq. km	446,550 sq. km	11,500 sq. km	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Iraq or Morocco?: Morocco, at 446,550 sq. km against 435,050 sq. km in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Iraq and Morocco?: 11,500 sq. km, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Morocco?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Morocco rank globally for surface area?: Iraq ranks 59th 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.