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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Morocco fits inside Ethiopia 2.5 times.

Ethiopia: 1,136,240 km² (2023) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2023)

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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 far apart are they?

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 39% more densely populated than Morocco.

Ethiopia: 120 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Morocco has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.

Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Morocco: 0.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Morocco has 2 official languages, Ethiopia 1.

Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

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 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 0.7%.

Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Morocco: 3.5% (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 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 (2024) · Morocco: 0.29 (2022)

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)

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 15% of Ethiopia, but only 13% of Morocco.

Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Morocco: 12.9% (2023)

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)

Where does the power come from?

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 Morocco are 5% deadlier than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Morocco: 18.6 per 100k (2021)

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)

What does the year feel like?
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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).

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