Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Morocco fits inside Australia 17 times.
Australia: 7,741,220 km² (2023) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Australia’s coastline is 8.7 times as long as Morocco’s.
Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Morocco’s highest peak towers 1,937 m above Australia’s.
Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Morocco has 39% more people than Australia.
Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Morocco: 38.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Morocco is 24 times as densely populated as Australia.
Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Morocco: 86 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Australia are 2.4 cm taller than in Morocco.
Australia: 178.8 cm (2019) · Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Australia are 3.5 cm taller than in Morocco.
Australia: 164.7 cm (2019) · Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Australia is 8.6 years older than in Morocco.
Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Morocco: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Morocco have 0.7 more children on average than in Australia.
Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Morocco.
Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Morocco: 8.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3.
Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Morocco: 0.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Morocco has 2 official languages, Australia 1.
Australia: 1 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Australia’s economy is 9.9 times the size of Morocco’s.
Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Morocco: $182 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Australia produces 6.5 times as much per person as Morocco.
Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Morocco: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 4.1% in Australia.
Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Morocco: 9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, Australia 1.9%.
Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Morocco: 3.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Morocco’s.
Australia: 91% (2025) · Morocco: 42% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Australia spends 30 times as much on health per person as Morocco.
Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Morocco: $232 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Australia live 7.6 years longer than in Morocco.
Australia: 83.1 years (2024) · Morocco: 75.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Morocco is 4.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Australia.
Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Australia has 5.5 times as many doctors per person as Morocco.
Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 22% in Morocco.
Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Morocco: 22% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
13% of adults in Morocco smoke, versus 12% in Australia.
Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Morocco: 12.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Australia rate their lives 2.27 points higher than in Morocco.
Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Morocco: 4.65 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Australia drink 23 times as much alcohol as in Morocco.
Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Australia has 3.6 times as much meat per person as Morocco.
Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Australia has 208 kcal more food per person per day than Morocco.
Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 563 more hours a year than in Australia.
Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Australia went to school 6.7 years longer than in Morocco.
Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Morocco: 6.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Australia: no data · Morocco: 0.29 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Australia are online, versus 91% in Morocco.
Australia: 96% (2024) · Morocco: 91% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Australia and Morocco are practically level.
Australia: 100% (2024) · Morocco: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 63% in Morocco.
Australia: 88% (2025) · Morocco: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113.
Australia: 113 (2024) · Morocco: 153 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Australia’s railway network is 14 times as long as Morocco’s.
Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Morocco: 2,295 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Australia fly 10 times as many passengers per resident as those from Morocco.
Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Morocco: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 17% of Australia, but only 13% of Morocco.
Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Morocco: 12.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Australia emits 8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Morocco.
Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Morocco: 1.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
39% of Australia’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco.
Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Morocco: 24% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Morocco carries 3.2 times as much fine dust as in Australia.
Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2 times as likely to be murdered in Morocco as in Australia.
Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Morocco are 4.1 times as deadly as in Australia.
Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Morocco: 18.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Australia is on average 3.2 °C warmer than Morocco.
Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Australia gets 87% more rain than Morocco.
Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Australia bigger than Morocco?
Australia is larger. Morocco fits inside Australia 17 times.
Which has more people, Australia or Morocco?
Morocco has 39% more people than Australia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Australia or Morocco?
People in Australia live 7.6 years longer than in Morocco. Life expectancy at birth is 83.1 years in Australia and 75.5 in Morocco.
Are people taller in Australia or Morocco?
Men in Australia are 2.4 cm taller than in Morocco (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).