Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Morocco is 87% bigger than Ghana.
Ghana: 238,539 km² (2023) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Morocco’s coastline is 5.5 times as long as Ghana’s.
Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition) · Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Morocco’s highest peak towers 3,280 m above Ghana’s.
Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition) · Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Morocco has 10% more people than Ghana.
Ghana: 35.1 million (2025) · Morocco: 38.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ghana is 79% more densely populated than Morocco.
Ghana: 154 per km² (2025) · Morocco: 86 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Morocco are 6.0 cm taller than in Ghana.
Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019) · Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Morocco are 2.3 cm taller than in Ghana.
Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019) · Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Morocco is 8.3 years older than in Ghana.
Ghana: 20.9 years (2023) · Morocco: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ghana have 1.1 more children on average than in Morocco.
Ghana: 3.34 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 3.8% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.8% (2025) · Morocco: 8.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ghana has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3.
Ghana: 0.3 (2025) · Morocco: 0.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Morocco has 2 official languages, Ghana 1.
Ghana: 1 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Morocco’s economy is 60% larger than Ghana’s.
Ghana: $114 billion (2025) · Morocco: $182 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Morocco produces 29% more per person than Ghana.
Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025) · Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Ghana: 43.5 (2016) · Morocco: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 3.0% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3% (2025) · Morocco: 9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.4%.
Ghana: 0.4% (2024) · Morocco: 3.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Morocco’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Ghana’s.
Ghana: 38% (2025) · Morocco: 42% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Morocco spends 3.3 times as much on health per person as Ghana.
Ghana: $70 (2023) · Morocco: $232 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Morocco live 9.8 years longer than in Ghana.
Ghana: 65.7 years (2024) · Morocco: 75.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ghana is 87% more likely to die before turning one than in Morocco.
Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Morocco has 2.8 times as many doctors per person as Ghana.
Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Morocco are obese, versus 14% in Ghana.
Ghana: 13.8% (2024) · Morocco: 22% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
13% of adults in Morocco smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana.
Ghana: 3.3% (2024) · Morocco: 12.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Morocco rate their lives 0.09 points higher than in Ghana.
Ghana: 4.55 (2025) · Morocco: 4.65 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ghana drink 5.7 times as much alcohol as in Morocco.
Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023) · Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Morocco has 89% more meat per person than Ghana.
Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023) · Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Morocco has 229 kcal more food per person per day than Ghana.
Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023) · Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 518 more hours a year than in Ghana.
Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023) · Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ghana went to school 0.91 years longer than in Morocco.
Ghana: 7.1 years (2023) · Morocco: 6.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Morocco welcomed 11 times as many tourists per resident as Ghana (2019).
Ghana: 0.03 (2022) · Morocco: 0.29 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Morocco are online, versus 72% in Ghana.
Ghana: 72% (2024) · Morocco: 91% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Morocco have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana.
Ghana: 91.9% (2024) · Morocco: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Morocco live in cities, versus 59% in Ghana.
Ghana: 59% (2025) · Morocco: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ghana 114.
Ghana: 114 (2024) · Morocco: 153 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Morocco’s railway network is 2.4 times as long as Ghana’s.
Ghana: 947 km (2022) · Morocco: 2,295 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Morocco fly 19 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana.
Ghana: 0.01 (2023) · Morocco: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Ghana, but only 13% of Morocco.
Ghana: 35.2% (2023) · Morocco: 12.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Morocco emits 3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana.
Ghana: 0.6 t (2024) · Morocco: 1.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
36% of Ghana’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco.
Ghana: 36.2% (2024) · Morocco: 24% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ghana carries 62% more fine dust than in Morocco.
Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 10% more likely to be murdered in Ghana than in Morocco.
Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022) · Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 39% deadlier than in Morocco.
Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021) · Morocco: 18.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 8.6 °C warmer than Morocco.
Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ghana gets 4.7 times as much rain as Morocco.
Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ghana bigger than Morocco?
Morocco is larger. Morocco is 87% bigger than Ghana.
Which has more people, Ghana or Morocco?
Morocco has 10% more people than Ghana (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ghana or Morocco?
People in Morocco live 9.8 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 65.7 years in Ghana and 75.5 in Morocco.
Are people taller in Ghana or Morocco?
Men in Morocco are 6.0 cm taller than in Ghana (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
