Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Morocco is 74% bigger than Ecuador
Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2024) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Morocco’s coastline is 32% longer than Ecuador’s
Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ecuador’s highest peak towers 2,102 m above Morocco’s
Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 20% of Ecuador
Ecuador: 20.3% (2024) · Morocco: 67.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Morocco has 2.1 times as many people as Ecuador
Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Morocco: 38.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Morocco is 17% more densely populated than Ecuador
Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Morocco: 86 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Morocco are 9.0 cm taller than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019) · Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Morocco are 5.9 cm taller than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019) · Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Morocco is 0.79 years older than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Morocco: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Morocco have 0.4 more children on average than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Ecuador and Morocco are practically level
Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Morocco: 8.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Ecuador hosts 7.6 times as many refugees per resident as Morocco
Ecuador: 1.4 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, Ecuador none
Ecuador: 0 (2026) · Morocco: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Morocco has 2 official languages, Ecuador 1
Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Morocco’s economy is 40% larger than Ecuador’s
Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Morocco: $182 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ecuador produces 51% more per person than Morocco
Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Morocco: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Ecuador: 3.4% (2025) · Morocco: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 3.3% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Morocco: 9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, Ecuador 2.1%
Ecuador: 2.1% (2025) · Morocco: 3.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Morocco’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Ecuador’s 13%
Ecuador: 13.1% (2022) · Morocco: 22.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ecuador’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Morocco’s
Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Morocco: 42% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ecuador spends 2.2 times as much on health per person as Morocco
Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Morocco: $232 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ecuador live 2.1 years longer than in Morocco
Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024) · Morocco: 75.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Morocco is 35% more likely to die before turning one than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ecuador has 3.1 times as many doctors per person as Morocco
Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Ecuador has 81% more hospital beds per person than Morocco
Ecuador: 1.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ecuador is 62% higher than in Morocco
Ecuador: 5.5 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 22% in Morocco
Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Morocco: 22% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
13% of adults in Morocco smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Morocco: 12.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ecuador rate their lives 1.50 points higher than in Morocco
Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Morocco: 4.65 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ecuador drink 7.1 times as much alcohol as in Morocco
Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ecuador has 72% more meat per person than Morocco
Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Morocco has 733 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador
Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 580 more hours a year than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ecuador went to school 2.8 years longer than in Morocco
Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · Morocco: 6.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ecuador: no data · Morocco: 0.29 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Morocco has 4 more World Heritage sites than Ecuador (9 against 5)
Ecuador: 5 (2026) · Morocco: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Morocco has won 26 Olympic medals, Ecuador 10
Ecuador: 10 (2026 edition) · Morocco: 26 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Morocco are online, versus 77% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Morocco: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ecuador is 3.8 times as fast as in Morocco
Ecuador: 290 Mbps (2026) · Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Morocco have electricity, versus 99% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · Morocco: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
Ecuador and Morocco are practically level
Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Morocco: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102
Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Morocco: 153 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Morocco’s railway network is 2.4 times as long as Ecuador’s
Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Morocco: 2,295 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ecuador fly 3% more passengers per resident than those from Morocco
Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Morocco: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 13% of Morocco
Ecuador: 49.7% (2024) · Morocco: 12.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ecuador emits 40% more CO₂ than someone in Morocco
Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Morocco: 1.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco
Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Morocco: 24% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ecuador carries 2% more fine dust than in Morocco
Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 27 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Morocco
Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ecuador are 39% deadlier than in Morocco
Ecuador: 30.8 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ecuador is on average 2.0 °C warmer than Morocco
Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ecuador gets 13 times as much rain as Morocco
Ecuador: 3,204 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 Ecuador bigger than Morocco?
Morocco is larger. Morocco is 74% bigger than Ecuador.
Which has more people, Ecuador or Morocco?
Morocco has 2.1 times as many people as Ecuador (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ecuador or Morocco?
People in Ecuador live 2.1 years longer than in Morocco. Life expectancy at birth is 77.6 years in Ecuador and 75.5 in Morocco.
Are people taller in Ecuador or Morocco?
Men in Morocco are 9.0 cm taller than in Ecuador (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
