Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside Morocco 3 times
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2024) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Morocco’s coastline is 5.1 times as long as Bangladesh’s
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Morocco’s highest peak towers 3,105 m above Bangladesh’s
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 72% of Bangladesh, versus 67% of Morocco
Bangladesh: 72.2% (2024) · Morocco: 67.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 4.6 times as many people as Morocco
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Morocco: 38.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 16 times as densely populated as Morocco
Bangladesh: 1,350 per km² (2025) · Morocco: 86 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Morocco are 11.3 cm taller than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Morocco are 8.8 cm taller than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Morocco is 3.9 years older than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Morocco: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Morocco have 0.1 more children on average than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 2.14 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 6.7% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Morocco: 8.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Bangladesh hosts 35 times as many refugees per resident as Morocco
Bangladesh: 6.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Morocco: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Morocco has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2026) · Morocco: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Morocco has 2 official languages, Bangladesh 1
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Bangladesh’s economy is 2.5 times the size of Morocco’s
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Morocco: $182 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Morocco produces 9% more per person than Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Morocco: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Bangladesh: 5.9% (2022) · Morocco: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 3.8% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Morocco: 9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, Bangladesh 0.8%
Bangladesh: 0.8% (2025) · Morocco: 3.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Morocco’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Bangladesh’s 7.6%
Bangladesh: 7.6% (2021) · Morocco: 22.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Morocco’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Bangladesh’s
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Morocco: 42% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Morocco spends 4.3 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Morocco: $232 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Morocco live 0.56 years longer than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Morocco: 75.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 66% more likely to die before turning one than in Morocco
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Morocco has 2% more doctors per person than Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Bangladesh has 26% more hospital beds per person than Morocco
Bangladesh: 0.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Bangladesh is 32% higher than in Morocco
Bangladesh: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Morocco are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Morocco: 22% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 13% in Morocco
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Morocco: 12.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Morocco rate their lives 0.33 points higher than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Morocco: 4.65 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Morocco drink 156 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Morocco has 7.3 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Morocco has 766 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 209 more hours a year than in Morocco
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Bangladesh went to school 0.59 years longer than in Morocco
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Morocco: 6.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Morocco welcomed 149 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019)
Bangladesh: 0.002 (2019) · Morocco: 0.29 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Morocco has 6 more World Heritage sites than Bangladesh (9 against 3)
Bangladesh: 3 (2026) · Morocco: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Morocco has won 26 Olympic medals, Bangladesh none
Bangladesh: 0 (2026 edition) · Morocco: 26 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Morocco are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Morocco: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Bangladesh is 14% faster than in Morocco
Bangladesh: 86 Mbps (2026) · Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Morocco have electricity, versus 100% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Morocco: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Morocco live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Morocco: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Morocco: 153 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Bangladesh’s railway network is 25% longer than Morocco’s
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Morocco: 2,295 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Morocco fly 6.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Morocco: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 14% of Bangladesh, but only 13% of Morocco
Bangladesh: 14.4% (2024) · Morocco: 12.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Morocco emits 2.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Morocco: 1.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
24% of Morocco’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Morocco: 24% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 3.7 times as much fine dust as in Morocco
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 40% more likely to be murdered in Bangladesh than in Morocco
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 55% deadlier than in Morocco
Bangladesh: 34.5 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 6.5 °C warmer than Morocco
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 8.8 times as much rain as Morocco
Bangladesh: 2,096 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 Bangladesh bigger than Morocco?
Morocco is larger. Bangladesh fits inside Morocco 3 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Morocco?
Bangladesh has 4.6 times as many people as Morocco (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Morocco?
People in Morocco live 0.56 years longer than in Bangladesh. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 75.5 in Morocco.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Morocco?
Men in Morocco are 11.3 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).