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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Belgium fits inside Morocco 15 times.

Belgium: 30,689 km² (2023) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Morocco’s coastline is 44 times as long as Belgium’s.

Belgium: 67 km (2026 edition) · Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Morocco’s highest peak towers 3,471 m above Belgium’s.

Belgium: 694 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?

Morocco has 3.2 times as many people as Belgium.

Belgium: 11.9 million (2025) · Morocco: 38.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Belgium is 4.5 times as densely populated as Morocco.

Belgium: 392 per km² (2025) · Morocco: 86 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Belgium are 2.7 cm taller than in Morocco.

Belgium: 179.1 cm (2019) · Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Belgium are 2.2 cm taller than in Morocco.

Belgium: 163.4 cm (2019) · Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Belgium is 12 years older than in Morocco.

Belgium: 41.4 years (2023) · Morocco: 29.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Morocco have 0.8 more children on average than in Belgium.

Belgium: 1.44 children per woman (2024) · Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Belgium are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Morocco.

Belgium: 21% (2025) · Morocco: 8.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Belgium has produced 7.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3.

Belgium: 7.5 (2025) · Morocco: 0.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Belgium has 3 official languages, Morocco 2.

Belgium: 3 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Belgium’s economy is 4 times the size of Morocco’s.

Belgium: $725 billion (2025) · Morocco: $182 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Belgium produces 6.7 times as much per person as Morocco.

Belgium: Int$74,676 (2025) · Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Belgium: 26.8 (2023) · Morocco: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 5.9% in Belgium.

Belgium: 5.9% (2025) · Morocco: 9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, Belgium 1.3%.

Belgium: 1.3% (2024) · Morocco: 3.5% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Belgium’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Morocco’s.

Belgium: 81% (2025) · Morocco: 42% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Belgium spends 26 times as much on health per person as Morocco.

Belgium: $5,931 (2023) · Morocco: $232 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Belgium live 6.8 years longer than in Morocco.

Belgium: 82.3 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 Belgium.

Belgium: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Belgium has 4.8 times as many doctors per person as Morocco.

Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

23% of adults in Belgium are obese, versus 22% in Morocco.

Belgium: 22.9% (2024) · Morocco: 22% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

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

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

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Belgium rate their lives 2.28 points higher than in Morocco.

Belgium: 6.93 (2025) · Morocco: 4.65 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Belgium drink 21 times as much alcohol as in Morocco.

Belgium: 9.5 litres (2023) · Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Belgium has 83% more meat per person than Morocco.

Belgium: 60 kg (2023) · Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Belgium has 567 kcal more food per person per day than Morocco.

Belgium: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Morocco put in 580 more hours a year than in Belgium.

Belgium: 1,593 hours (2023) · Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Belgium went to school 6.5 years longer than in Morocco.

Belgium: 12.7 years (2023) · Morocco: 6.2 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Belgium welcomed 2.8 times as many tourists per resident as Morocco (2019).

Belgium: 0.81 (2024) · Morocco: 0.29 (2022)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

96% of people in Belgium are online, versus 91% in Morocco.

Belgium: 96% (2024) · Morocco: 91% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Belgium and Morocco are practically level.

Belgium: 100% (2024) · Morocco: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Belgium live in cities, versus 63% in Morocco.

Belgium: 88% (2025) · Morocco: 63% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Belgium 104.

Belgium: 104 (2024) · Morocco: 153 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Belgium’s railway network is 57% longer than Morocco’s.

Belgium: 3,612 km (2021) · Morocco: 2,295 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Belgium fly 3.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Morocco.

Belgium: 0.95 (2023) · Morocco: 0.24 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 23% of Belgium, but only 13% of Morocco.

Belgium: 22.6% (2023) · Morocco: 12.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Belgium emits 4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Morocco.

Belgium: 7.3 t (2024) · Morocco: 1.8 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

39% of Belgium’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco.

Belgium: 38.9% (2025) · Morocco: 24% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Morocco carries 87% more fine dust than in Belgium.

Belgium: 9.3 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 54% more likely to be murdered in Morocco than in Belgium.

Belgium: 1.1 per 100k (2021) · Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Morocco are 4 times as deadly as in Belgium.

Belgium: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Morocco: 18.6 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Morocco is on average 8.3 °C warmer than Belgium.

Belgium: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Belgium gets 3.9 times as much rain as Morocco.

Belgium: 928 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg)

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Quick answers

Is Belgium bigger than Morocco?

Morocco is larger. Belgium fits inside Morocco 15 times.

Which has more people, Belgium or Morocco?

Morocco has 3.2 times as many people as Belgium (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Belgium or Morocco?

People in Belgium live 6.8 years longer than in Morocco. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Belgium and 75.5 in Morocco.

Are people taller in Belgium or Morocco?

Men in Belgium are 2.7 cm taller than in Morocco (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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