Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ireland fits inside Morocco 6.4 times.
Ireland: 70,280 km² (2023) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Morocco’s coastline is 2 times as long as Ireland’s.
Ireland: 1,448 km (2026 edition) · Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Morocco’s highest peak towers 3,124 m above Ireland’s.
Ireland: 1,041 m (2026 edition) · Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Morocco has 7 times as many people as Ireland.
Ireland: 5.48 million (2025) · Morocco: 38.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Morocco is 8% more densely populated than Ireland.
Ireland: 80 per km² (2025) · Morocco: 86 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ireland are 2.7 cm taller than in Morocco.
Ireland: 179 cm (2019) · Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ireland are 3.3 cm taller than in Morocco.
Ireland: 164.5 cm (2019) · Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ireland is 9.2 years older than in Morocco.
Ireland: 38.4 years (2023) · Morocco: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Morocco have 0.7 more children on average than in Ireland.
Ireland: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
16% of people in Ireland are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Morocco.
Ireland: 16.2% (2025) · Morocco: 8.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ireland has produced 9.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3.
Ireland: 9.1 (2025) · Morocco: 0.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ireland and Morocco are practically level.
Ireland: 2 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ireland’s economy is 4 times the size of Morocco’s.
Ireland: $722 billion (2025) · Morocco: $182 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ireland produces 14 times as much per person as Morocco.
Ireland: Int$155,089 (2025) · Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Ireland: 29 (2023) · Morocco: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 4.6% in Ireland.
Ireland: 4.6% (2025) · Morocco: 9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, Ireland 0.2%.
Ireland: 0.2% (2024) · Morocco: 3.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ireland’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Morocco’s.
Ireland: 85% (2025) · Morocco: 42% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ireland spends 32 times as much on health per person as Morocco.
Ireland: $7,395 (2024) · Morocco: $232 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ireland live 7.5 years longer than in Morocco.
Ireland: 83 years (2024) · Morocco: 75.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Morocco is 4.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ireland.
Ireland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ireland has 5.2 times as many doctors per person as Morocco.
Ireland: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Ireland are obese, versus 22% in Morocco.
Ireland: 30.6% (2024) · Morocco: 22% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
18% of adults in Ireland smoke, versus 13% in Morocco.
Ireland: 18.2% (2024) · Morocco: 12.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ireland rate their lives 2.28 points higher than in Morocco.
Ireland: 6.93 (2025) · Morocco: 4.65 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ireland drink 23 times as much alcohol as in Morocco.
Ireland: 10.3 litres (2023) · Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ireland has 3 times as much meat per person as Morocco.
Ireland: 98.4 kg (2023) · Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ireland has 567 kcal more food per person per day than Morocco.
Ireland: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 520 more hours a year than in Ireland.
Ireland: 1,654 hours (2023) · Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ireland went to school 5.5 years longer than in Morocco.
Ireland: 11.7 years (2023) · Morocco: 6.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ireland welcomed 7.6 times as many tourists per resident as Morocco (2019).
Ireland: 2.2 (2019) · Morocco: 0.29 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Ireland are online, versus 91% in Morocco.
Ireland: 97% (2024) · Morocco: 91% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Ireland and Morocco are practically level.
Ireland: 100% (2024) · Morocco: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
65% of people in Ireland live in cities, versus 63% in Morocco.
Ireland: 65% (2025) · Morocco: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ireland 113.
Ireland: 113 (2024) · Morocco: 153 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Morocco’s railway network is 39% longer than Ireland’s.
Ireland: 1,650 km (2021) · Morocco: 2,295 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ireland fly 144 times as many passengers per resident as those from Morocco.
Ireland: 35.11 (2023) · Morocco: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 13% of Morocco, but only 12% of Ireland.
Ireland: 11.5% (2023) · Morocco: 12.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ireland emits 3.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Morocco.
Ireland: 6.3 t (2024) · Morocco: 1.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
48% of Ireland’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco.
Ireland: 48.1% (2025) · Morocco: 24% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Morocco carries 2.4 times as much fine dust as in Ireland.
Ireland: 7.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.5 times as likely to be murdered in Morocco as in Ireland.
Ireland: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Morocco are 6.6 times as deadly as in Ireland.
Ireland: 2.8 per 100k (2021) · Morocco: 18.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Morocco is on average 9.0 °C warmer than Ireland.
Ireland: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ireland gets 4.8 times as much rain as Morocco.
Ireland: 1,139 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ireland bigger than Morocco?
Morocco is larger. Ireland fits inside Morocco 6.4 times.
Which has more people, Ireland or Morocco?
Morocco has 7 times as many people as Ireland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ireland or Morocco?
People in Ireland live 7.5 years longer than in Morocco. Life expectancy at birth is 83.0 years in Ireland and 75.5 in Morocco.
Are people taller in Ireland or Morocco?
Men in Ireland are 2.7 cm taller than in Morocco (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).