Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Guatemala fits inside Morocco 4.1 times
Guatemala: 108,889 km² (2024) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Morocco’s coastline is 7.4 times as long as Guatemala’s
Guatemala: 400 km (2026 edition) · Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Guatemala’s highest peak towers 55 m above Morocco’s
Guatemala: 4,220 m (2026 edition) · Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 46% of Guatemala
Guatemala: 46% (2024) · Morocco: 67.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Morocco has 2.1 times as many people as Guatemala
Guatemala: 18.7 million (2025) · Morocco: 38.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Guatemala is 2 times as densely populated as Morocco
Guatemala: 174 per km² (2025) · Morocco: 86 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Morocco are 12.0 cm taller than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 164.4 cm (2019) · Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Morocco are 10.3 cm taller than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 150.9 cm (2019) · Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Morocco is 6.6 years older than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 22.6 years (2023) · Morocco: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Guatemala have 0.1 more children on average than in Morocco
Guatemala: 2.29 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 5.0% in Guatemala
Guatemala: 5% (2025) · Morocco: 8.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Morocco hosts 2.2 times as many refugees per resident as Guatemala
Guatemala: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Morocco: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Guatemala has produced 1.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3
Guatemala: 1.1 (2026) · Morocco: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Morocco has 2 official languages, Guatemala 1
Guatemala: 1 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Morocco’s economy is 48% larger than Guatemala’s
Guatemala: $123 billion (2025) · Morocco: $182 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Guatemala produces 37% more per person than Morocco
Guatemala: Int$15,197 (2025) · Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Guatemala: 45.2 (2023) · Morocco: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Guatemala: 9.7% (2023) · Morocco: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 2.6% in Guatemala
Guatemala: 2.6% (2025) · Morocco: 9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, Guatemala 0.5%
Guatemala: 0.5% (2025) · Morocco: 3.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Morocco’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Guatemala’s 12%
Guatemala: 11.6% (2024) · Morocco: 22.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Guatemala’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Morocco’s
Guatemala: 43% (2025) · Morocco: 42% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Guatemala spends 69% more on health per person than Morocco
Guatemala: $392 (2023) · Morocco: $232 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Morocco live 2.7 years longer than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 72.7 years (2024) · Morocco: 75.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Guatemala is 17% more likely to die before turning one than in Morocco
Guatemala: 17.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Guatemala has 73% more doctors per person than Morocco
Guatemala: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Morocco has 62% more hospital beds per person than Guatemala
Guatemala: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Guatemala is 62% higher than in Morocco
Guatemala: 5.5 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Guatemala are obese, versus 22% in Morocco
Guatemala: 26.7% (2024) · Morocco: 22% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
13% of adults in Morocco smoke, versus 11% in Guatemala
Guatemala: 11.2% (2024) · Morocco: 12.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Guatemala rate their lives 1.89 points higher than in Morocco
Guatemala: 6.53 (2025) · Morocco: 4.65 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Guatemala drink 6.7 times as much alcohol as in Morocco
Guatemala: 3.1 litres (2023) · Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Guatemala has 65% more meat per person than Morocco
Guatemala: 54.3 kg (2023) · Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Morocco has 531 kcal more food per person per day than Guatemala
Guatemala: 2,823 kcal (2023) · Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 23 more hours a year than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 2,151 hours (2023) · Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Morocco went to school 0.35 years longer than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 5.8 years (2023) · Morocco: 6.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Morocco welcomed 3.5 times as many tourists per resident as Guatemala (2019)
Guatemala: 0.08 (2022) · Morocco: 0.29 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Morocco has 5 more World Heritage sites than Guatemala (9 against 4)
Guatemala: 4 (2026) · Morocco: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Morocco has won 26 Olympic medals, Guatemala 3
Guatemala: 3 (2026 edition) · Morocco: 26 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Morocco are online, versus 60% in Guatemala
Guatemala: 60% (2024) · Morocco: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Guatemala is 2 times as fast as in Morocco
Guatemala: 149 Mbps (2026) · Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Morocco have electricity, versus 91% in Guatemala
Guatemala: 90.9% (2024) · Morocco: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Morocco live in cities, versus 56% in Guatemala
Guatemala: 56% (2025) · Morocco: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Guatemala 113
Guatemala: 113 (2024) · Morocco: 153 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Morocco’s railway network is 2.9 times as long as Guatemala’s
Guatemala: 800 km (2018) · Morocco: 2,295 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Morocco fly 21 times as many passengers per resident as those from Guatemala
Guatemala: 0.01 (2023) · Morocco: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Guatemala, but only 13% of Morocco
Guatemala: 33.1% (2024) · Morocco: 12.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Morocco emits 68% more CO₂ than someone in Guatemala
Guatemala: 1.1 t (2024) · Morocco: 1.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Guatemala’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco
Guatemala: 68.3% (2024) · Morocco: 24% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Guatemala carries 59% more fine dust than in Morocco
Guatemala: 27.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 14 times as likely to be murdered in Guatemala as in Morocco
Guatemala: 23.4 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Morocco are 5% deadlier than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 21.1 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Guatemala is on average 4.4 °C warmer than Morocco
Guatemala: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Guatemala gets 7.6 times as much rain as Morocco
Guatemala: 1,811 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 Guatemala bigger than Morocco?
Morocco is larger. Guatemala fits inside Morocco 4.1 times.
Which has more people, Guatemala or Morocco?
Morocco has 2.1 times as many people as Guatemala (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Guatemala or Morocco?
People in Morocco live 2.7 years longer than in Guatemala. Life expectancy at birth is 72.7 years in Guatemala and 75.5 in Morocco.
Are people taller in Guatemala or Morocco?
Men in Morocco are 12.0 cm taller than in Guatemala (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
