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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Morocco fits inside Argentina 6.2 times.

Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2023) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Argentina’s coastline is 69% longer than Morocco’s.

Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Argentina’s highest peak towers 2,797 m above Morocco’s.

Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Argentina has 19% more people than Morocco.

Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Morocco: 38.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Morocco is 5.1 times as densely populated as Argentina.

Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Morocco: 86 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Morocco are 1.6 cm taller than in Argentina.

Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Argentina and Morocco are practically level.

Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Argentina is 2.9 years older than in Morocco.

Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Morocco: 29.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Morocco have 0.7 more children on average than in Argentina.

Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

13% of people in Argentina are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Morocco.

Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Morocco: 8.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Argentina has produced 0.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3.

Argentina: 0.9 (2025) · Morocco: 0.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Argentina and Morocco are practically level.

Argentina: 2 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Argentina’s economy is 3.7 times the size of Morocco’s.

Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Morocco: $182 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Argentina produces 2.9 times as much per person as Morocco.

Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Morocco: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 7.1% in Argentina.

Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Morocco: 9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, Argentina 0.6%.

Argentina: 0.6% (2024) · Morocco: 3.5% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Argentina’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Morocco’s.

Argentina: 46% (2025) · Morocco: 42% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Argentina spends 6.3 times as much on health per person as Morocco.

Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Morocco: $232 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Argentina live 2.1 years longer than in Morocco.

Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Morocco: 75.5 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Morocco is 84% more likely to die before turning one than in Argentina.

Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Argentina has 6.9 times as many doctors per person as Morocco.

Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 22% in Morocco.

Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Morocco: 22% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Argentina smoke, versus 13% in Morocco.

Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Morocco: 12.5% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Argentina rate their lives 1.78 points higher than in Morocco.

Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Morocco: 4.65 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Argentina drink 16 times as much alcohol as in Morocco.

Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Argentina has 3.5 times as much meat per person as Morocco.

Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Argentina and Morocco are practically level.

Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Morocco put in 562 more hours a year than in Argentina.

Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Argentina went to school 5 years longer than in Morocco.

Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Morocco: 6.2 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Morocco welcomed 2 times as many tourists per resident as Argentina (2019).

Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Morocco: 0.29 (2022)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

91% of people in Morocco are online, versus 90% in Argentina.

Argentina: 90% (2024) · Morocco: 91% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Morocco have electricity, versus 98% in Argentina.

Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Morocco: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 63% in Morocco.

Argentina: 92% (2025) · Morocco: 63% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Argentina 140.

Argentina: 140 (2024) · Morocco: 153 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Argentina’s railway network is 7.8 times as long as Morocco’s.

Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Morocco: 2,295 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Argentina fly 89% more passengers per resident than those from Morocco.

Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Morocco: 0.24 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 13% of Morocco, but only 10% of Argentina.

Argentina: 10.3% (2023) · Morocco: 12.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Argentina emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Morocco.

Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Morocco: 1.8 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

35% of Argentina’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco.

Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Morocco: 24% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Morocco carries 20% more fine dust than in Argentina.

Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 2.7 times as likely to be murdered in Argentina as in Morocco.

Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Morocco are 2.1 times as deadly as in Argentina.

Argentina: 8.8 per 100k (2021) · Morocco: 18.6 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Morocco is on average 4.2 °C warmer than Argentina.

Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Argentina gets 2.8 times as much rain as Morocco.

Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg)

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Quick answers

Is Argentina bigger than Morocco?

Argentina is larger. Morocco fits inside Argentina 6.2 times.

Which has more people, Argentina or Morocco?

Argentina has 19% more people than Morocco (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Argentina or Morocco?

People in Argentina live 2.1 years longer than in Morocco. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 75.5 in Morocco.

Are people taller in Argentina or Morocco?

Men in Morocco are 1.6 cm taller than in Argentina (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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