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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Morocco fits inside Colombia 2.6 times.

Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2023) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Colombia’s coastline is 9% longer than Morocco’s.

Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Colombia’s highest peak towers 1,565 m above Morocco’s.

Colombia: 5,730 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?

Colombia has 39% more people than Morocco.

Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Morocco: 38.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Morocco is 79% more densely populated than Colombia.

Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Morocco: 86 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Morocco are 4.5 cm taller than in Colombia.

Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Morocco are 3.2 cm taller than in Colombia.

Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Colombia is 2.4 years older than in Morocco.

Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Morocco: 29.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Morocco have 0.6 more children on average than in Colombia.

Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

10% of people in Colombia are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Morocco.

Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Morocco: 8.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Colombia has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3.

Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Morocco: 0.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Morocco has 2 official languages, Colombia 1.

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

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Colombia’s economy is 2.5 times the size of Morocco’s.

Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Morocco: $182 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Colombia produces 2 times as much per person as Morocco.

Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Morocco: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 8.3% in Colombia.

Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Morocco: 9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Morocco and Colombia are practically level.

Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Morocco: 3.5% (2024)

How expensive is it?

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

Colombia: 38% (2025) · Morocco: 42% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Colombia spends 2.8 times as much on health per person as Morocco.

Colombia: $644 (2024) · Morocco: $232 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Colombia live 2.4 years longer than in Morocco.

Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · Morocco: 75.5 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Morocco is 40% more likely to die before turning one than in Colombia.

Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Colombia has 3.4 times as many doctors per person as Morocco.

Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

25% of adults in Colombia are obese, versus 22% in Morocco.

Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Morocco: 22% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

13% of adults in Morocco smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia.

Colombia: 8% (2024) · Morocco: 12.5% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Colombia rate their lives 1.39 points higher than in Morocco.

Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Morocco: 4.65 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Colombia drink 11 times as much alcohol as in Morocco.

Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Colombia has 91% more meat per person than Morocco.

Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Morocco has 228 kcal more food per person per day than Colombia.

Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Colombia put in 297 more hours a year than in Morocco.

Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Colombia went to school 2.8 years longer than in Morocco.

Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Morocco: 6.2 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Morocco welcomed 3.3 times as many tourists per resident as Colombia (2019).

Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Morocco: 0.29 (2022)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

91% of people in Morocco are online, versus 79% in Colombia.

Colombia: 79% (2024) · Morocco: 91% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Morocco have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia.

Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Morocco: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 63% in Morocco.

Colombia: 79% (2025) · Morocco: 63% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Morocco 153.

Colombia: 174 (2024) · Morocco: 153 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Morocco’s railway network is 7% longer than Colombia’s.

Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Morocco: 2,295 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Colombia fly 3.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Morocco.

Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Morocco: 0.24 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 13% of Morocco.

Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Morocco: 12.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Morocco emits 4% more CO₂ than someone in Colombia.

Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Morocco: 1.8 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco.

Colombia: 77% (2025) · Morocco: 24% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Morocco carries 15% more fine dust than in Colombia.

Colombia: 15.1 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 15 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Morocco.

Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Morocco are 15% deadlier than in Colombia.

Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Morocco: 18.6 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Colombia is on average 5.1 °C warmer than Morocco.

Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Colombia gets 13 times as much rain as Morocco.

Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Colombia bigger than Morocco?

Colombia is larger. Morocco fits inside Colombia 2.6 times.

Which has more people, Colombia or Morocco?

Colombia has 39% more people than Morocco (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Colombia or Morocco?

People in Colombia live 2.4 years longer than in Morocco. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 75.5 in Morocco.

Are people taller in Colombia or Morocco?

Men in Morocco are 4.5 cm taller than in Colombia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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