Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Morocco fits inside China 21 times
China: 9,562,910 km² (2024) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 42% of China
China: 41.7% (2024) · Morocco: 67.2% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Morocco hosts 1,162 times as many refugees per resident as China
China: 0.00016 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, China 0.1
China: 0.1 (2026) · Morocco: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Morocco has 2 official languages, China 1
China: 1 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
China: 0% (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% (2025) · Morocco: 3.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Morocco’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, China’s 7.0%
China: 7% (2024) · Morocco: 22.7% (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 many hospital beds are there?
China has 7.7 times as many hospital beds per person as Morocco
China: 5.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in China is 2.4 times that in Morocco
China: 8 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
China has 52 more World Heritage sites than Morocco (61 against 9)
China: 61 (2026) · Morocco: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
China has won 819 Olympic medals, Morocco 26
China: 819 (2026 edition) · Morocco: 26 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
China and Morocco are practically level
China: 92% (2025) · Morocco: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in China is 4.8 times as fast as in Morocco
China: 364 Mbps (2026) · Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026)
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% (2024) · Morocco: 12.8% (2024)
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)
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 China are 11% deadlier than in Morocco
China: 24.7 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
