Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
France is 36% bigger than Morocco
France: 606,410 km² (2024) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
France’s coastline is 65% longer than Morocco’s
France: 4,853 km (2026 edition) · Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
France’s highest peak towers 645 m above Morocco’s
France: 4,810 m (2026 edition) · Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 53% of France
France: 52.8% (2024) · Morocco: 67.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
France has 79% more people than Morocco
France: 68.7 million (2025) · Morocco: 38.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
France is 48% more densely populated than Morocco
France: 128 per km² (2025) · Morocco: 86 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in France are 2.3 cm taller than in Morocco
France: 178.6 cm (2019) · Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in France are 3.3 cm taller than in Morocco
France: 164.5 cm (2019) · Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in France is 13 years older than in Morocco
France: 41.8 years (2023) · Morocco: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Morocco have 0.6 more children on average than in France
France: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
23% of people in France are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Morocco
France: 22.5% (2025) · Morocco: 8.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
France hosts 60 times as many refugees per resident as Morocco
France: 11.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Morocco: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
France has produced 9.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3
France: 9.5 (2026) · Morocco: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Morocco has 2 official languages, France 1
France: 1 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
France’s economy is 18 times the size of Morocco’s
France: $3.37 trillion (2025) · Morocco: $182 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
France produces 5.8 times as much per person as Morocco
France: Int$63,975 (2025) · Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
France: 31.8 (2023) · Morocco: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
France: 0.1% (2023) · Morocco: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 7.5% in France
France: 7.5% (2025) · Morocco: 9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, France 2.0%
France: 2% (2025) · Morocco: 3.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
France and Morocco are practically level
France: 22.8% (2024) · Morocco: 22.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
France’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Morocco’s
France: 77% (2025) · Morocco: 42% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
France spends 23 times as much on health per person as Morocco
France: $5,327 (2024) · Morocco: $232 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in France live 7.5 years longer than in Morocco
France: 83 years (2024) · Morocco: 75.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Morocco is 4.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in France
France: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
France has 4.4 times as many doctors per person as Morocco
France: 3.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
France has 7.7 times as many hospital beds per person as Morocco
France: 5.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in France is 4.1 times that in Morocco
France: 13.9 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Morocco are obese, versus 13% in France
France: 12.5% (2024) · Morocco: 22% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
34% of adults in France smoke, versus 13% in Morocco
France: 33.6% (2024) · Morocco: 12.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in France rate their lives 1.94 points higher than in Morocco
France: 6.59 (2025) · Morocco: 4.65 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in France drink 25 times as much alcohol as in Morocco
France: 11.2 litres (2023) · Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
France has 2.4 times as much meat per person as Morocco
France: 80.3 kg (2023) · Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
France has 136 kcal more food per person per day than Morocco
France: 3,490 kcal (2023) · Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 687 more hours a year than in France
France: 1,487 hours (2023) · Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in France went to school 5.6 years longer than in Morocco
France: 11.8 years (2023) · Morocco: 6.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
France welcomed 4.6 times as many tourists per resident as Morocco (2019)
France: 1.35 (2019) · Morocco: 0.29 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
France has 47 more World Heritage sites than Morocco (56 against 9)
France: 56 (2026) · Morocco: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
France has won 985 Olympic medals, Morocco 26
France: 985 (2026 edition) · Morocco: 26 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Morocco are online, versus 89% in France
France: 89% (2024) · Morocco: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in France is 6.1 times as fast as in Morocco
France: 460 Mbps (2026) · Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
France and Morocco are practically level
France: 100% (2024) · Morocco: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in France live in cities, versus 63% in Morocco
France: 79% (2025) · Morocco: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, France 117
France: 117 (2023) · Morocco: 153 (2024)
How much railway is there?
France’s railway network is 12 times as long as Morocco’s
France: 27,716 km (2021) · Morocco: 2,295 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from France fly 3.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Morocco
France: 0.94 (2023) · Morocco: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of France, but only 13% of Morocco
France: 32.9% (2024) · Morocco: 12.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in France emits 2.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Morocco
France: 4 t (2024) · Morocco: 1.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
26% of France’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco
France: 26.1% (2025) · Morocco: 24% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Morocco carries 2 times as much fine dust as in France
France: 8.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 24% more likely to be murdered in Morocco than in France
France: 1.3 per 100k (2024) · Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Morocco are 2.9 times as deadly as in France
France: 7.6 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Morocco is on average 5.2 °C warmer than France
France: 14.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
France gets 4.8 times as much rain as Morocco
France: 1,158 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 France bigger than Morocco?
France is larger. France is 36% bigger than Morocco.
Which has more people, France or Morocco?
France has 79% more people than Morocco (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, France or Morocco?
People in France live 7.5 years longer than in Morocco. Life expectancy at birth is 83.0 years in France and 75.5 in Morocco.
Are people taller in France or Morocco?
Men in France are 2.3 cm taller than in Morocco (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
