Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Morocco fits inside Ethiopia 2.5 times
Ethiopia: 1,129,820 km² (2024) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 385 m above Morocco’s
Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 34% of Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 34.3% (2024) · Morocco: 67.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ethiopia has 3.5 times as many people as Morocco
Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Morocco: 38.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ethiopia is 40% more densely populated than Morocco
Ethiopia: 121 per km² (2025) · Morocco: 86 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Morocco are 7.5 cm taller than in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 168.8 cm (2019) · Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Morocco are 4.0 cm taller than in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 157.2 cm (2019) · Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Morocco is 10 years older than in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Morocco: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ethiopia have 1.7 more children on average than in Morocco
Ethiopia: 3.91 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 3.3% in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Morocco: 8.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Ethiopia hosts 39 times as many refugees per resident as Morocco
Ethiopia: 7.5 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, Ethiopia 0.1
Ethiopia: 0.1 (2026) · Morocco: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Morocco has 2 official languages, Ethiopia 1
Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Morocco’s economy is 44% larger than Ethiopia’s
Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Morocco: $182 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Morocco produces 3.1 times as much per person as Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Morocco: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Ethiopia: 38.6% (2021) · Morocco: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Morocco: 9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.5%
Ethiopia: 0.5% (2025) · Morocco: 3.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Morocco’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Ethiopia’s 3.4%
Ethiopia: 3.4% (2024) · Morocco: 22.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Morocco’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Ethiopia’s
Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Morocco: 42% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Morocco spends 6.7 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia
Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Morocco: $232 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Morocco live 7.9 years longer than in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 67.6 years (2024) · Morocco: 75.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ethiopia is 2.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Morocco
Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Morocco has 5.2 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Morocco has 2.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 0.3 per 1,000 (2016) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ethiopia is 4.2 times that in Morocco
Ethiopia: 14.4 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Morocco are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Morocco: 22% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
13% of adults in Morocco smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Morocco: 12.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Morocco rate their lives 0.66 points higher than in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Morocco: 4.65 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ethiopia drink 5 times as much alcohol as in Morocco
Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Morocco has 4.7 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Morocco has 795 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 574 more hours a year than in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Morocco went to school 3.8 years longer than in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Morocco: 6.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Morocco welcomed 72 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019)
Ethiopia: 0.0041 (2024) · Morocco: 0.29 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Ethiopia has 3 more World Heritage sites than Morocco (12 against 9)
Ethiopia: 12 (2026) · Morocco: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ethiopia has won 62 Olympic medals, Morocco 26
Ethiopia: 62 (2026 edition) · Morocco: 26 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Morocco are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Morocco: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Morocco is 3.5 times as fast as in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 22 Mbps (2026) · Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Morocco have electricity, versus 57% in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024) · Morocco: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Morocco live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Morocco: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65
Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Morocco: 153 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Morocco’s railway network is 3 times as long as Ethiopia’s
Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Morocco: 2,295 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Morocco fly 2.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Morocco: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of Ethiopia, but only 13% of Morocco
Ethiopia: 23.8% (2024) · Morocco: 12.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Morocco emits 13 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Morocco: 1.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco
Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Morocco: 24% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ethiopia carries 16% more fine dust than in Morocco
Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ethiopia: no data · Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ethiopia are 8% deadlier than in Morocco
Ethiopia: 23.9 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ethiopia is on average 4.6 °C warmer than Morocco
Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ethiopia gets 4 times as much rain as Morocco
Ethiopia: 962 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 Ethiopia bigger than Morocco?
Ethiopia is larger. Morocco fits inside Ethiopia 2.5 times.
Which has more people, Ethiopia or Morocco?
Ethiopia has 3.5 times as many people as Morocco (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ethiopia or Morocco?
People in Morocco live 7.9 years longer than in Ethiopia. Life expectancy at birth is 67.6 years in Ethiopia and 75.5 in Morocco.
Are people taller in Ethiopia or Morocco?
Men in Morocco are 7.5 cm taller than in Ethiopia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
