Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Morocco fits inside India 7.4 times
India: 3,287,260 km² (2024) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 2.4 times as long as Morocco’s
India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 4,421 m above Morocco’s
India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 60% of India
India: 59.9% (2024) · Morocco: 67.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 38 times as many people as Morocco
India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Morocco: 38.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 5.7 times as densely populated as Morocco
India: 492 per km² (2025) · Morocco: 86 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Morocco are 9.8 cm taller than in India
India: 166.5 cm (2019) · Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Morocco are 6.0 cm taller than in India
India: 155.2 cm (2019) · Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Morocco is 1.1 years older than in India
India: 28.1 years (2023) · Morocco: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Morocco have 0.2 more children on average than in India
India: 1.96 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 7.4% in India
India: 7.4% (2025) · Morocco: 8.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Morocco hosts 17% more refugees per resident than India
India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Morocco: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Morocco has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1
India: 0.1 (2026) · Morocco: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Morocco 2
India: 3 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 22 times the size of Morocco’s
India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Morocco: $182 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
India produces 6% more per person than Morocco
India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
India: 23 (2023) · Morocco: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
India: 2.6% (2023) · Morocco: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 4.2% in India
India: 4.2% (2025) · Morocco: 9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, India 2.3%
India: 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, India’s 6.9%
India: 6.9% (2022) · Morocco: 22.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Morocco’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× India’s
India: 23% (2025) · Morocco: 42% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Morocco spends 2.7 times as much on health per person as India
India: $85 (2023) · Morocco: $232 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Morocco live 3.3 years longer than in India
India: 72.2 years (2024) · Morocco: 75.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 59% more likely to die before turning one than in Morocco
India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Morocco has 2% more doctors per person than India
India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
India has 2.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Morocco
India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in India is 4.5 times that in Morocco
India: 15.3 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Morocco are obese, versus 8.0% in India
India: 8% (2024) · Morocco: 22% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in India smoke, versus 13% in Morocco
India: 22.6% (2024) · Morocco: 12.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Morocco rate their lives 0.11 points higher than in India
India: 4.54 (2025) · Morocco: 4.65 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in India drink 12 times as much alcohol as in Morocco
India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Morocco has 4 times as much meat per person as India
India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Morocco has 685 kcal more food per person per day than India
India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 209 more hours a year than in Morocco
India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in India went to school 0.68 years longer than in Morocco
India: 6.9 years (2023) · Morocco: 6.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Morocco welcomed 43 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019)
India: 0.01 (2024) · Morocco: 0.29 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 36 more World Heritage sites than Morocco (45 against 9)
India: 45 (2026) · Morocco: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
India has won 41 Olympic medals, Morocco 26
India: 41 (2026 edition) · Morocco: 26 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Morocco are online, versus 70% in India
India: 70% (2025) · Morocco: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in India is 20% faster than in Morocco
India: 91 Mbps (2026) · Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Morocco and India are practically level
India: 99.9% (2024) · Morocco: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Morocco live in cities, versus 36% in India
India: 36% (2025) · Morocco: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79
India: 79 (2024) · Morocco: 153 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 30 times as long as Morocco’s
India: 68,103 km (2021) · Morocco: 2,295 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Morocco fly 2 times as many passengers per resident as those from India
India: 0.12 (2023) · Morocco: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of India, but only 13% of Morocco
India: 24.4% (2024) · Morocco: 12.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in India emits 21% more CO₂ than someone in Morocco
India: 2.2 t (2024) · Morocco: 1.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
India and Morocco are practically level
India: 24.1% (2025) · Morocco: 24% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in Morocco
India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 69% more likely to be murdered in India than in Morocco
India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 14% deadlier than in Morocco
India: 25.4 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 5.2 °C warmer than Morocco
India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India gets 5.3 times as much rain as Morocco
India: 1,268 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 India bigger than Morocco?
India is larger. Morocco fits inside India 7.4 times.
Which has more people, India or Morocco?
India has 38 times as many people as Morocco (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, India or Morocco?
People in Morocco live 3.3 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years in India and 75.5 in Morocco.
Are people taller in India or Morocco?
Men in Morocco are 9.8 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
