Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Morocco fits inside Argentina 6.2 times
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2024) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 30% of Argentina
Argentina: 29.5% (2024) · Morocco: 67.2% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Morocco hosts 76% more refugees per resident than Argentina
Argentina: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Morocco: 0.2 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Morocco: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Argentina and Morocco are practically level
Argentina: 2 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Argentina: 1% (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% (2025) · Morocco: 3.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Morocco’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Argentina’s 10%
Argentina: 10.4% (2024) · Morocco: 22.7% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Argentina has 4.6 times as many hospital beds per person as Morocco
Argentina: 3.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Argentina is 3.3 times that in Morocco
Argentina: 11.2 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Argentina has 3 more World Heritage sites than Morocco (12 against 9)
Argentina: 12 (2026) · Morocco: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Argentina has won 80 Olympic medals, Morocco 26
Argentina: 80 (2026 edition) · Morocco: 26 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Argentina is 2.5 times as fast as in Morocco
Argentina: 192 Mbps (2026) · Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026)
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 17% of Argentina, but only 13% of Morocco
Argentina: 17.1% (2024) · Morocco: 12.8% (2024)
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)
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 36% deadlier than in Argentina
Argentina: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
