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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Bangladesh fits inside Morocco 3 times.

Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2023)

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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 far apart are they?

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: 1,352 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Morocco has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1.

Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Morocco: 0.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Morocco has 2 official languages, Bangladesh 1.

Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)

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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 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 0.9%.

Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Morocco: 3.5% (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 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 (2019) · Morocco: 0.29 (2022)

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)

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: 14.5% (2023) · Morocco: 12.9% (2023)

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)

Where does the power come from?

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?

Bangladesh and Morocco are nearly identical here.

Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Morocco: 18.6 per 100k (2021)

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)

What does the year feel like?
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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).

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