Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Belgium fits inside Morocco 15 times
Belgium: 30,689 km² (2024) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 44% of Belgium
Belgium: 44.4% (2024) · Morocco: 67.2% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Belgium hosts 82 times as many refugees per resident as Morocco
Belgium: 15.6 per 1,000 (2025) · Morocco: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Belgium has produced 8.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3
Belgium: 8.4 (2026) · Morocco: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Belgium has 3 official languages, Morocco 2
Belgium: 3 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Belgium: 0.1% (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 2.0%
Belgium: 2% (2025) · Morocco: 3.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Belgium and Morocco are practically level
Belgium: 23% (2024) · Morocco: 22.7% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Belgium has 7.4 times as many hospital beds per person as Morocco
Belgium: 5.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Belgium is 4.4 times that in Morocco
Belgium: 15.1 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Belgium has 7 more World Heritage sites than Morocco (16 against 9)
Belgium: 16 (2026) · Morocco: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Belgium has won 177 Olympic medals, Morocco 26
Belgium: 177 (2026 edition) · Morocco: 26 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Belgium is 3.4 times as fast as in Morocco
Belgium: 254 Mbps (2026) · Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026)
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 22% of Belgium, but only 13% of Morocco
Belgium: 22% (2024) · Morocco: 12.8% (2024)
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)
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 3.3 times as deadly as in Belgium
Belgium: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
