Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Morocco fits inside the DR Congo 5.3 times
DR Congo: 2,345,410 km² (2024) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Morocco’s coastline is 80 times as long as the DR Congo’s
DR Congo: 37 km (2026 edition) · Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The DR Congo’s highest peak towers 945 m above Morocco’s
DR Congo: 5,110 m (2026 edition) · Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 16% of the DR Congo
DR Congo: 16.2% (2024) · Morocco: 67.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The DR Congo has 2.9 times as many people as Morocco
DR Congo: 113 million (2025) · Morocco: 38.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Morocco is 73% more densely populated than the DR Congo
DR Congo: 50 per km² (2025) · Morocco: 86 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Morocco are 7.8 cm taller than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 168.6 cm (2019) · Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Morocco are 4.9 cm taller than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 156.3 cm (2019) · Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Morocco is 13 years older than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 15.8 years (2023) · Morocco: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the DR Congo have 3.8 more children on average than in Morocco
DR Congo: 5.98 children per woman (2024) · Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.5% of people in Morocco are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 3.1% (2025) · Morocco: 8.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The DR Congo hosts 23 times as many refugees per resident as Morocco
DR Congo: 4.5 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, the DR Congo 0.1
DR Congo: 0.1 (2026) · Morocco: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
The DR Congo has 5 official languages, Morocco 2
DR Congo: 5 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Morocco’s economy is 2 times the size of the DR Congo’s
DR Congo: $91 billion (2025) · Morocco: $182 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Morocco produces 5.8 times as much per person as the DR Congo
DR Congo: Int$1,920 (2025) · Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
DR Congo: 44.7 (2020) · Morocco: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
DR Congo: 85.3% (2020) · Morocco: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 4.4% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 4.4% (2025) · Morocco: 9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, the DR Congo 1.4%
DR Congo: 1.4% (2025) · Morocco: 3.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Morocco’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, the DR Congo’s 11%
DR Congo: 10.7% (2022) · Morocco: 22.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Morocco and the DR Congo are nearly identical here
DR Congo: 42% (2025) · Morocco: 42% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Morocco spends 9.9 times as much on health per person as the DR Congo
DR Congo: $23 (2023) · Morocco: $232 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Morocco live 13 years longer than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 62.1 years (2024) · Morocco: 75.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the DR Congo is 3.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Morocco
DR Congo: 56.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Morocco has 3.6 times as many doctors per person as the DR Congo
DR Congo: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
DR Congo: no data · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the DR Congo is 5.3 times that in Morocco
DR Congo: 18 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Morocco are obese, versus 5.9% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 5.9% (2024) · Morocco: 22% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Morocco and the DR Congo are practically level
DR Congo: 12.3% (2024) · Morocco: 12.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Morocco rate their lives 0.88 points higher than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 3.76 (2025) · Morocco: 4.65 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the DR Congo drink 3.5 times as much alcohol as in Morocco
DR Congo: 1.6 litres (2023) · Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Morocco has 9.4 times as much meat per person as the DR Congo
DR Congo: 3.5 kg (2023) · Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Morocco has 1,339 kcal more food per person per day than the DR Congo
DR Congo: 2,015 kcal (2023) · Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 333 more hours a year than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 1,841 hours (2023) · Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the DR Congo went to school 1.2 years longer than in Morocco
DR Congo: 7.4 years (2023) · Morocco: 6.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Morocco welcomed 56 times as many tourists per resident as the DR Congo (2019)
DR Congo: 0.01 (2019) · Morocco: 0.29 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Morocco has 4 more World Heritage sites than the DR Congo (9 against 5)
DR Congo: 5 (2026) · Morocco: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Morocco has won 26 Olympic medals, the DR Congo none
DR Congo: 0 (2026 edition) · Morocco: 26 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Morocco are online, versus 20% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 20% (2024) · Morocco: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Morocco is 1% faster than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 75 Mbps (2026) · Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Morocco have electricity, versus 23% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 22.5% (2024) · Morocco: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Morocco live in cities, versus 45% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 45% (2025) · Morocco: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the DR Congo 59
DR Congo: 59 (2024) · Morocco: 153 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The DR Congo’s railway network is 59% longer than Morocco’s
DR Congo: 3,641 km (2021) · Morocco: 2,295 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Morocco fly 24 times as many passengers per resident as those from the DR Congo
DR Congo: 0.01 (2023) · Morocco: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 62% of the DR Congo, but only 13% of Morocco
DR Congo: 61.5% (2024) · Morocco: 12.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Morocco emits 34 times as much CO₂ as someone in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 0.1 t (2024) · Morocco: 1.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of the DR Congo’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco
DR Congo: 100% (2024) · Morocco: 24% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the DR Congo carries 2.4 times as much fine dust as in Morocco
DR Congo: 41.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
DR Congo: no data · Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the DR Congo are 7% deadlier than in Morocco
DR Congo: 23.7 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The DR Congo is on average 5.5 °C warmer than Morocco
DR Congo: 24.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The DR Congo gets 6.1 times as much rain as Morocco
DR Congo: 1,469 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 the DR Congo bigger than Morocco?
The DR Congo is larger. Morocco fits inside the DR Congo 5.3 times.
Which has more people, the DR Congo or Morocco?
The DR Congo has 2.9 times as many people as Morocco (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the DR Congo or Morocco?
People in Morocco live 13 years longer than in the DR Congo. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in the DR Congo and 75.5 in Morocco.
Are people taller in the DR Congo or Morocco?
Men in Morocco are 7.8 cm taller than in the DR Congo (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
