Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Morocco fits inside Algeria 5.3 times
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Morocco’s coastline is 3 times as long as Algeria’s
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Morocco’s highest peak towers 1,257 m above Algeria’s
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 17% of Algeria
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · Morocco: 67.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Algeria has 23% more people than Morocco
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Morocco: 38.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Morocco is 4.3 times as densely populated as Algeria
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Morocco: 86 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Morocco are 1.3 cm taller than in Algeria
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Algeria are 1.2 cm taller than in Morocco
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Morocco is 1 year older than in Algeria
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Morocco: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 0.5 more children on average than in Morocco
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.5% of people in Morocco are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Morocco: 8.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Algeria hosts 20 times as many refugees per resident as Morocco
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Morocco: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Algeria has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3
Algeria: 0.4 (2026) · Morocco: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Morocco has 2 official languages, Algeria 1
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Algeria’s economy is 57% larger than Morocco’s
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Morocco: $182 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Algeria produces 67% more per person than Morocco
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 9.0% in Morocco
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Morocco: 9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Morocco 3.5%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · Morocco: 3.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · Morocco: 22.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Morocco’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Algeria’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Morocco: 42% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Algeria and Morocco are nearly identical here
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Morocco: $232 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Algeria live 0.98 year longer than in Morocco
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Morocco: 75.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 33% more likely to die before turning one than in Morocco
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Algeria has 2.2 times as many doctors per person as Morocco
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Algeria has 2.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Morocco
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Morocco is 6% higher than in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Algeria are obese, versus 22% in Morocco
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Morocco: 22% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 13% in Morocco
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Morocco: 12.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Algeria rate their lives 1.07 points higher than in Morocco
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Morocco: 4.65 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Morocco drink 8% more alcohol than in Algeria
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Morocco has 47% more meat per person than Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Algeria has 42 kcal more food per person per day than Morocco
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 59 more hours a year than in Morocco
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Algeria went to school 1.2 years longer than in Morocco
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Morocco: 6.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · Morocco: 0.29 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Morocco has 2 more World Heritage sites than Algeria (9 against 7)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · Morocco: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Morocco has won 26 Olympic medals, Algeria 20
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · Morocco: 26 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Morocco are online, versus 77% in Algeria
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Morocco: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Algeria is 2.2 times as fast as in Morocco
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Algeria and Morocco are practically level
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Morocco: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
76% of people in Algeria live in cities, versus 63% in Morocco
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Morocco: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Algeria 115
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Morocco: 153 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Algeria’s railway network is 74% longer than Morocco’s
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Morocco: 2,295 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Morocco fly 61% more passengers per resident than those from Algeria
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Morocco: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 13% of Morocco, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · Morocco: 12.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Algeria emits 2.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Morocco
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Morocco: 1.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
24% of Morocco’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Morocco: 24% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Morocco carries 21% more fine dust than in Algeria
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 44% more likely to be murdered in Morocco than in Algeria
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Algeria and Morocco are nearly identical here
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 5.4 °C warmer than Morocco
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Morocco gets 4.1 times as much rain as Algeria
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Morocco?
Algeria is larger. Morocco fits inside Algeria 5.3 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or Morocco?
Algeria has 23% more people than Morocco (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Morocco?
People in Algeria live 0.98 year longer than in Morocco. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 75.5 in Morocco.
Are people taller in Algeria or Morocco?
Men in Morocco are 1.3 cm taller than in Algeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
