Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside Morocco 3.4 times
Greece: 131,960 km² (2024) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 4.6 times as long as Morocco’s
Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Morocco’s highest peak towers 1,248 m above Greece’s
Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition) · Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 39% of Greece
Greece: 38.9% (2024) · Morocco: 67.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Morocco has 3.7 times as many people as Greece
Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · Morocco: 38.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Morocco is 7% more densely populated than Greece
Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · Morocco: 86 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Greece are 2.9 cm taller than in Morocco
Greece: 179.3 cm (2019) · Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 4.6 cm taller than in Morocco
Greece: 165.8 cm (2019) · Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 17 years older than in Morocco
Greece: 45.7 years (2023) · Morocco: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Morocco have 1.0 more children on average than in Greece
Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024) · Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Morocco
Greece: 24.4% (2025) · Morocco: 8.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Greece hosts 68 times as many refugees per resident as Morocco
Greece: 12.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Morocco: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3
Greece: 1 (2026) · Morocco: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Morocco has 2 official languages, Greece 1
Greece: 1 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Greece’s economy is 54% larger than Morocco’s
Greece: $281 billion (2025) · Morocco: $182 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Greece produces 4.1 times as much per person as Morocco
Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Greece: 33.4 (2023) · Morocco: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Greece: 0.6% (2023) · Morocco: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Morocco and Greece are practically level
Greece: 8.5% (2025) · Morocco: 9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, Greece 3.0%
Greece: 3% (2025) · Morocco: 3.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Greece’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Morocco’s 23%
Greece: 27.4% (2024) · Morocco: 22.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Morocco’s
Greece: 60% (2025) · Morocco: 42% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Greece spends 8.5 times as much on health per person as Morocco
Greece: $1,963 (2023) · Morocco: $232 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 6.3 years longer than in Morocco
Greece: 81.8 years (2024) · Morocco: 75.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Morocco is 4.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Greece
Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 8.9 times as many doctors per person as Morocco
Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Greece has 5.8 times as many hospital beds per person as Morocco
Greece: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Greece is 15% higher than in Morocco
Greece: 3.9 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 22% in Morocco
Greece: 33.7% (2024) · Morocco: 22% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 13% in Morocco
Greece: 30.2% (2024) · Morocco: 12.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Greece rate their lives 1.05 points higher than in Morocco
Greece: 5.70 (2025) · Morocco: 4.65 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Greece drink 19 times as much alcohol as in Morocco
Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 2.5 times as much meat per person as Morocco
Greece: 82 kg (2023) · Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Greece has 28 kcal more food per person per day than Morocco
Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023) · Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 281 more hours a year than in Greece
Greece: 1,893 hours (2023) · Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Greece went to school 5.4 years longer than in Morocco
Greece: 11.6 years (2023) · Morocco: 6.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 9.2 times as many tourists per resident as Morocco (2019)
Greece: 2.67 (2022) · Morocco: 0.29 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Greece has 12 more World Heritage sites than Morocco (21 against 9)
Greece: 21 (2026) · Morocco: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Greece has won 129 Olympic medals, Morocco 26
Greece: 129 (2026 edition) · Morocco: 26 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Morocco are online, versus 86% in Greece
Greece: 86% (2024) · Morocco: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Greece is 2.5 times as fast as in Morocco
Greece: 186 Mbps (2026) · Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Greece and Morocco are practically level
Greece: 100% (2024) · Morocco: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Greece live in cities, versus 63% in Morocco
Greece: 79% (2025) · Morocco: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Greece 114
Greece: 114 (2024) · Morocco: 153 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Greece’s railway network is 2% longer than Morocco’s
Greece: 2,339 km (2021) · Morocco: 2,295 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 7.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Morocco
Greece: 1.83 (2023) · Morocco: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 37% of Greece, but only 13% of Morocco
Greece: 36.9% (2024) · Morocco: 12.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greece emits 2.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Morocco
Greece: 5.3 t (2024) · Morocco: 1.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
50% of Greece’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco
Greece: 49.7% (2025) · Morocco: 24% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Morocco carries 15% more fine dust than in Greece
Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2 times as likely to be murdered in Morocco as in Greece
Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Morocco are 2.1 times as deadly as in Greece
Greece: 10.8 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Morocco is on average 3.6 °C warmer than Greece
Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Greece gets 3.3 times as much rain as Morocco
Greece: 800 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 Greece bigger than Morocco?
Morocco is larger. Greece fits inside Morocco 3.4 times.
Which has more people, Greece or Morocco?
Morocco has 3.7 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Greece or Morocco?
People in Greece live 6.3 years longer than in Morocco. Life expectancy at birth is 81.8 years in Greece and 75.5 in Morocco.
Are people taller in Greece or Morocco?
Men in Greece are 2.9 cm taller than in Morocco (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
