Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Denmark fits inside Morocco 10 times
Denmark: 42,920 km² (2024) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Denmark’s coastline is 2.5 times as long as Morocco’s
Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Morocco’s highest peak towers 3,994 m above Denmark’s
Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 65% of Denmark
Denmark: 65.1% (2024) · Morocco: 67.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Morocco has 6.4 times as many people as Denmark
Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · Morocco: 38.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Denmark is 74% more densely populated than Morocco
Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Morocco: 86 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Denmark are 5.5 cm taller than in Morocco
Denmark: 181.9 cm (2019) · Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Denmark are 8.3 cm taller than in Morocco
Denmark: 169.5 cm (2019) · Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Denmark is 12 years older than in Morocco
Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · Morocco: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Morocco have 0.7 more children on average than in Denmark
Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Denmark are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Morocco
Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · Morocco: 8.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Denmark hosts 83 times as many refugees per resident as Morocco
Denmark: 15.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Morocco: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3
Denmark: 20 (2026) · Morocco: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Morocco has 2 official languages, Denmark 1
Denmark: 1 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Denmark’s economy is 2.5 times the size of Morocco’s
Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · Morocco: $182 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Denmark produces 7.5 times as much per person as Morocco
Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · Morocco: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Denmark: 0.4% (2023) · Morocco: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 5.5% in Denmark
Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · Morocco: 9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco and Denmark are practically level
Denmark: 3.3% (2025) · Morocco: 3.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Denmark’s central government collects 33% of GDP in tax, Morocco’s 23%
Denmark: 33.4% (2024) · Morocco: 22.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Morocco’s
Denmark: 92% (2025) · Morocco: 42% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Denmark spends 29 times as much on health per person as Morocco
Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · Morocco: $232 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Denmark live 6.8 years longer than in Morocco
Denmark: 82.3 years (2024) · Morocco: 75.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Morocco is 4.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Denmark
Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Denmark has 6.1 times as many doctors per person as Morocco
Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Denmark has 3.3 times as many hospital beds per person as Morocco
Denmark: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Denmark is 2.5 times that in Morocco
Denmark: 8.6 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Morocco are obese, versus 15% in Denmark
Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Morocco: 22% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Denmark smoke, versus 13% in Morocco
Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · Morocco: 12.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Denmark rate their lives 2.89 points higher than in Morocco
Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · Morocco: 4.65 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Denmark drink 21 times as much alcohol as in Morocco
Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Denmark has 3.1 times as much meat per person as Morocco
Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Denmark has 380 kcal more food per person per day than Morocco
Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 794 more hours a year than in Denmark
Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Denmark went to school 6.8 years longer than in Morocco
Denmark: 13 years (2023) · Morocco: 6.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Denmark welcomed 8.3 times as many tourists per resident as Morocco (2019)
Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Morocco: 0.29 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Denmark has 4 more World Heritage sites than Morocco (13 against 9)
Denmark: 13 (2026) · Morocco: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Denmark has won 216 Olympic medals, Morocco 26
Denmark: 216 (2026 edition) · Morocco: 26 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 91% in Morocco
Denmark: 100% (2024) · Morocco: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Denmark is 4.1 times as fast as in Morocco
Denmark: 314 Mbps (2026) · Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Denmark and Morocco are practically level
Denmark: 100% (2024) · Morocco: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 63% in Morocco
Denmark: 89% (2025) · Morocco: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Denmark 127
Denmark: 127 (2024) · Morocco: 153 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Denmark’s railway network is 17% longer than Morocco’s
Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Morocco: 2,295 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Denmark: no data · Morocco: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 16% of Denmark, but only 13% of Morocco
Denmark: 16% (2024) · Morocco: 12.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Denmark emits 2.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Morocco
Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · Morocco: 1.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco
Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · Morocco: 24% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Morocco carries 93% more fine dust than in Denmark
Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2 times as likely to be murdered in Morocco as in Denmark
Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Morocco are 5.3 times as deadly as in Denmark
Denmark: 4.2 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Morocco is on average 9.7 °C warmer than Denmark
Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Denmark gets 3.5 times as much rain as Morocco
Denmark: 845 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 Denmark bigger than Morocco?
Morocco is larger. Denmark fits inside Morocco 10 times.
Which has more people, Denmark or Morocco?
Morocco has 6.4 times as many people as Denmark (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Denmark or Morocco?
People in Denmark live 6.8 years longer than in Morocco. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Denmark and 75.5 in Morocco.
Are people taller in Denmark or Morocco?
Men in Denmark are 5.5 cm taller than in Morocco (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
