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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Morocco fits inside China 21 times.

China: 9,562,910 km² (2023) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

China’s coastline is 4.9 times as long as Morocco’s.

China: 14,500 km (2026 edition) · Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

China’s highest peak towers 4,684 m above Morocco’s.

China: 8,849 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?

China has 37 times as many people as Morocco.

China: 1.41 billion (2025) · Morocco: 38.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

China is 74% more densely populated than Morocco.

China: 150 per km² (2025) · Morocco: 86 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Morocco and China are practically level.

China: 175.7 cm (2019) · Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in China are 2.3 cm taller than in Morocco.

China: 163.5 cm (2019) · Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in China is 9.9 years older than in Morocco.

China: 39.1 years (2023) · Morocco: 29.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Morocco have 1.2 more children on average than in China.

China: 1.01 children per woman (2024) · Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

15% of people in China are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Morocco.

China: 14.9% (2025) · Morocco: 8.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

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

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

How many official languages?

Morocco has 2 official languages, China 1.

China: 1 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

China’s economy is 107 times the size of Morocco’s.

China: $19.5 trillion (2025) · Morocco: $182 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

China produces 2.6 times as much per person as Morocco.

China: Int$29,333 (2025) · Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

China: 36 (2022) · Morocco: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 4.6% in China.

China: 4.6% (2025) · Morocco: 9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, China 1.7%.

China: 1.7% (2024) · Morocco: 3.5% (2024)

How expensive is it?

China’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Morocco’s.

China: 47% (2025) · Morocco: 42% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

China spends 3.3 times as much on health per person as Morocco.

China: $763 (2023) · Morocco: $232 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in China live 2.5 years longer than in Morocco.

China: 78 years (2024) · Morocco: 75.5 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Morocco is 3.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in China.

China: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

China has 4.2 times as many doctors per person as Morocco.

China: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

22% of adults in Morocco are obese, versus 9.1% in China.

China: 9.1% (2024) · Morocco: 22% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

23% of adults in China smoke, versus 13% in Morocco.

China: 22.8% (2024) · Morocco: 12.5% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in China rate their lives 1.43 points higher than in Morocco.

China: 6.07 (2025) · Morocco: 4.65 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in China drink 8.1 times as much alcohol as in Morocco.

China: 3.7 litres (2023) · Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

China has 2.2 times as much meat per person as Morocco.

China: 73.5 kg (2023) · Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

China has 173 kcal more food per person per day than Morocco.

China: 3,527 kcal (2023) · Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in China put in 154 more hours a year than in Morocco.

China: 2,328 hours (2023) · Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in China went to school 1.8 years longer than in Morocco.

China: 8 years (2023) · Morocco: 6.2 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Morocco welcomed 6.2 times as many tourists per resident as China (2019).

China: 0.05 (2019) · Morocco: 0.29 (2022)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

China and Morocco are practically level.

China: 92% (2025) · Morocco: 91% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

China and Morocco are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

66% of people in China live in cities, versus 63% in Morocco.

China: 66% (2025) · Morocco: 63% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, China 132.

China: 132 (2024) · Morocco: 153 (2024)

How much railway is there?

China’s railway network is 48 times as long as Morocco’s.

China: 109,767 km (2021) · Morocco: 2,295 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from China fly 81% more passengers per resident than those from Morocco.

China: 0.44 (2023) · Morocco: 0.24 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 24% of China, but only 13% of Morocco.

China: 24% (2023) · Morocco: 12.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in China emits 4.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Morocco.

China: 8.7 t (2024) · Morocco: 1.8 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

37% of China’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco.

China: 37% (2025) · Morocco: 24% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in China carries 80% more fine dust than in Morocco.

China: 31.3 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 3.3 times as likely to be murdered in Morocco as in China.

China: 0.5 per 100k (2020) · Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Morocco are 7% deadlier than in China.

China: 17.4 per 100k (2021) · Morocco: 18.6 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Morocco is on average 11.5 °C warmer than China.

China: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

China gets 3.4 times as much rain as Morocco.

China: 813 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is China bigger than Morocco?

China is larger. Morocco fits inside China 21 times.

Which has more people, China or Morocco?

China has 37 times as many people as Morocco (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, China or Morocco?

People in China live 2.5 years longer than in Morocco. Life expectancy at birth is 78.0 years in China and 75.5 in Morocco.

Are people taller in China or Morocco?

Morocco and China are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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