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

Papua New Guinea, at 462,840 sq. km against 446,550 sq. km in Morocco as of 2023.

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

16,290 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.

Morocco vs Papua New Guinea: Surface area

Morocco

446,550 sq. km

in 2023

Papua New Guinea

462,840 sq. km

in 2023

Morocco rank

58th

Papua New Guinea rank

56th

Surface area over time

Morocco
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 462,840 sq. km against 446,550 sq. km in Morocco, a difference of 16,290 sq. km.

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

Morocco ranks 58th and Papua New Guinea ranks 56th of 216 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	446,550 sq. km	462,840 sq. km	16,290 sq. km	Papua New Guinea
1970s	446,550 sq. km	462,840 sq. km	16,290 sq. km	Papua New Guinea
1980s	446,550 sq. km	462,840 sq. km	16,290 sq. km	Papua New Guinea
1990s	446,550 sq. km	462,840 sq. km	16,290 sq. km	Papua New Guinea
2000s	446,550 sq. km	462,840 sq. km	16,290 sq. km	Papua New Guinea
2010s	446,550 sq. km	462,840 sq. km	16,290 sq. km	Papua New Guinea
2020s	446,550 sq. km	462,840 sq. km	16,290 sq. km	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Morocco or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 462,840 sq. km against 446,550 sq. km in Morocco as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Morocco and Papua New Guinea?: 16,290 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 surface area?: Morocco ranks 58th and Papua New Guinea ranks 56th of 216 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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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.