Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Morocco fits inside Colombia 2.6 times
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2024) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 37% of Colombia
Colombia: 36.5% (2024) · Morocco: 67.2% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Morocco hosts 6.9 times as many refugees per resident as Colombia
Colombia: 0.027 per 1,000 (2025) · Morocco: 0.2 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Morocco: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Morocco has 2 official languages, Colombia 1
Colombia: 1 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Colombia: 8.5% (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: 3.2% (2025) · Morocco: 3.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Morocco’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Colombia’s 15%
Colombia: 15.2% (2024) · Morocco: 22.7% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Colombia has 2.3 times as many hospital beds per person as Morocco
Colombia: 1.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Colombia is 2 times that in Morocco
Colombia: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Colombia and Morocco are practically level
Colombia: 9 (2026) · Morocco: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Colombia has won 38 Olympic medals, Morocco 26
Colombia: 38 (2026 edition) · Morocco: 26 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Colombia is 3.2 times as fast as in Morocco
Colombia: 246 Mbps (2026) · Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026)
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 54% of Colombia, but only 13% of Morocco
Colombia: 53.7% (2024) · Morocco: 12.8% (2024)
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)
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 Colombia are 20% deadlier than in Morocco
Colombia: 26.7 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
