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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Morocco fits inside Egypt 2.2 times.

Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2023) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Morocco’s coastline is 20% longer than Egypt’s.

Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Morocco’s highest peak towers 1,536 m above Egypt’s.

Egypt: 2,629 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?

Egypt has 3.1 times as many people as Morocco.

Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Morocco: 38.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Egypt is 38% more densely populated than Morocco.

Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Morocco: 86 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Morocco are 1.8 cm taller than in Egypt.

Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Morocco and Egypt are practically level.

Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Morocco is 5.2 years older than in Egypt.

Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Morocco: 29.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Egypt have 0.5 more children on average than in Morocco.

Egypt: 2.74 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 5.3% in Egypt.

Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Morocco: 8.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Egypt has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3.

Egypt: 0.5 (2025) · Morocco: 0.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Morocco has 2 official languages, Egypt 1.

Egypt: 1 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Egypt’s economy is 2 times the size of Morocco’s.

Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Morocco: $182 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Egypt produces 82% more per person than Morocco.

Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Morocco: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 6.8% in Egypt.

Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Morocco: 9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.7%.

Egypt: 0.7% (2024) · Morocco: 3.5% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Morocco’s price level (US = 100) is 2.8× Egypt’s.

Egypt: 15% (2025) · Morocco: 42% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Morocco spends 64% more on health per person than Egypt.

Egypt: $141 (2023) · Morocco: $232 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Morocco live 3.7 years longer than in Egypt.

Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Morocco: 75.5 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Egypt is 41% more likely to die before turning one than in Morocco.

Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Morocco has 10% more doctors per person than Egypt.

Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 22% in Morocco.

Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Morocco: 22% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 13% in Morocco.

Egypt: 25% (2024) · Morocco: 12.5% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Morocco rate their lives 0.78 points higher than in Egypt.

Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Morocco: 4.65 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Morocco drink 4.4 times as much alcohol as in Egypt.

Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Morocco has 19% more meat per person than Egypt.

Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Morocco has 260 kcal more food per person per day than Egypt.

Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Egypt put in 195 more hours a year than in Morocco.

Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Egypt went to school 3.9 years longer than in Morocco.

Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Morocco: 6.2 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Morocco welcomed 2.8 times as many tourists per resident as Egypt (2019).

Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Morocco: 0.29 (2022)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

91% of people in Morocco are online, versus 75% in Egypt.

Egypt: 75% (2024) · Morocco: 91% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Egypt and Morocco are practically level.

Egypt: 100% (2024) · Morocco: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

63% of people in Morocco live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt.

Egypt: 43% (2025) · Morocco: 63% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97.

Egypt: 97 (2024) · Morocco: 153 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Egypt’s railway network is 2.2 times as long as Morocco’s.

Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Morocco: 2,295 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Morocco fly 73% more passengers per resident than those from Egypt.

Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Morocco: 0.24 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 13% of Morocco, but only 0.0% of Egypt.

Egypt: 0% (2023) · Morocco: 12.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Egypt emits 22% more CO₂ than someone in Morocco.

Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Morocco: 1.8 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

24% of Morocco’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt.

Egypt: 13% (2025) · Morocco: 24% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Egypt carries 2.4 times as much fine dust as in Morocco.

Egypt: 41.3 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 27% more likely to be murdered in Morocco than in Egypt.

Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Morocco are 2 times as deadly as in Egypt.

Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021) · Morocco: 18.6 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Egypt is on average 4.2 °C warmer than Morocco.

Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Morocco gets 20 times as much rain as Egypt.

Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Egypt bigger than Morocco?

Egypt is larger. Morocco fits inside Egypt 2.2 times.

Which has more people, Egypt or Morocco?

Egypt has 3.1 times as many people as Morocco (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Egypt or Morocco?

People in Morocco live 3.7 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 75.5 in Morocco.

Are people taller in Egypt or Morocco?

Men in Morocco are 1.8 cm taller than in Egypt (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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