Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Morocco is 25% bigger than Germany
Germany: 357,680 km² (2024) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Morocco’s coastline is 23% longer than Germany’s
Germany: 2,389 km (2026 edition) · Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Morocco’s highest peak towers 1,202 m above Germany’s
Germany: 2,963 m (2026 edition) · Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 47% of Germany
Germany: 47.4% (2024) · Morocco: 67.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Germany has 2.2 times as many people as Morocco
Germany: 83.5 million (2025) · Morocco: 38.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Germany is 2.8 times as densely populated as Morocco
Germany: 239 per km² (2025) · Morocco: 86 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Germany are 3.9 cm taller than in Morocco
Germany: 180.3 cm (2019) · Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Germany are 5.0 cm taller than in Morocco
Germany: 166.2 cm (2019) · Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Germany is 16 years older than in Morocco
Germany: 45.1 years (2023) · Morocco: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Morocco have 0.8 more children on average than in Germany
Germany: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Germany are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Morocco
Germany: 23.7% (2025) · Morocco: 8.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Germany hosts 167 times as many refugees per resident as Morocco
Germany: 31.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Morocco: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Germany has produced 10.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3
Germany: 10.3 (2026) · Morocco: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Morocco has 2 official languages, Germany 1
Germany: 1 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Germany’s economy is 28 times the size of Morocco’s
Germany: $5.05 trillion (2025) · Morocco: $182 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Germany produces 6.8 times as much per person as Morocco
Germany: Int$75,407 (2025) · Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Germany: 33.7 (2022) · Morocco: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Germany: 0.7% (2022) · Morocco: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 3.7% in Germany
Germany: 3.7% (2025) · Morocco: 9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, Germany 2.3%
Germany: 2.3% (2025) · Morocco: 3.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Morocco’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Germany’s 11%
Germany: 10.9% (2024) · Morocco: 22.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Germany’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Morocco’s
Germany: 80% (2025) · Morocco: 42% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Germany spends 29 times as much on health per person as Morocco
Germany: $6,849 (2024) · Morocco: $232 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Germany live 5.3 years longer than in Morocco
Germany: 80.8 years (2024) · Morocco: 75.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Morocco is 4.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Germany
Germany: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Germany has 6.1 times as many doctors per person as Morocco
Germany: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Germany has 10 times as many hospital beds per person as Morocco
Germany: 7.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Germany is 2.9 times that in Morocco
Germany: 10 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Germany are obese, versus 22% in Morocco
Germany: 24.5% (2024) · Morocco: 22% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Germany smoke, versus 13% in Morocco
Germany: 22% (2024) · Morocco: 12.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Germany rate their lives 2.24 points higher than in Morocco
Germany: 6.88 (2025) · Morocco: 4.65 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Germany drink 24 times as much alcohol as in Morocco
Germany: 10.9 litres (2023) · Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Germany has 2.2 times as much meat per person as Morocco
Germany: 70.7 kg (2023) · Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Germany has 181 kcal more food per person per day than Morocco
Germany: 3,535 kcal (2023) · Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 838 more hours a year than in Germany
Germany: 1,335 hours (2023) · Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Germany went to school 8.1 years longer than in Morocco
Germany: 14.3 years (2023) · Morocco: 6.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Germany welcomed 54% more tourists per resident than Morocco (2019)
Germany: 0.45 (2024) · Morocco: 0.29 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Germany has 46 more World Heritage sites than Morocco (55 against 9)
Germany: 55 (2026) · Morocco: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Germany has won 980 Olympic medals, Morocco 26
Germany: 980 (2026 edition) · Morocco: 26 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Germany are online, versus 91% in Morocco
Germany: 94% (2024) · Morocco: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Germany is 2.5 times as fast as in Morocco
Germany: 187 Mbps (2026) · Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Germany and Morocco are practically level
Germany: 100% (2024) · Morocco: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
82% of people in Germany live in cities, versus 63% in Morocco
Germany: 82% (2025) · Morocco: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Germany 129
Germany: 129 (2024) · Morocco: 153 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Germany’s railway network is 15 times as long as Morocco’s
Germany: 33,401 km (2021) · Morocco: 2,295 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Germany fly 3.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Morocco
Germany: 0.96 (2023) · Morocco: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Germany, but only 13% of Morocco
Germany: 32.8% (2024) · Morocco: 12.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Germany emits 3.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Morocco
Germany: 6.8 t (2024) · Morocco: 1.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
59% of Germany’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco
Germany: 59.1% (2025) · Morocco: 24% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Morocco carries 91% more fine dust than in Germany
Germany: 9.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 83% more likely to be murdered in Morocco than in Germany
Germany: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Morocco are 4.1 times as deadly as in Germany
Germany: 5.4 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Morocco is on average 9.0 °C warmer than Germany
Germany: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Germany gets 3.6 times as much rain as Morocco
Germany: 871 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 Germany bigger than Morocco?
Morocco is larger. Morocco is 25% bigger than Germany.
Which has more people, Germany or Morocco?
Germany has 2.2 times as many people as Morocco (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Germany or Morocco?
People in Germany live 5.3 years longer than in Morocco. Life expectancy at birth is 80.8 years in Germany and 75.5 in Morocco.
Are people taller in Germany or Morocco?
Men in Germany are 3.9 cm taller than in Morocco (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
