Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ireland fits inside Morocco 6.4 times
Ireland: 70,280 km² (2024) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 65% of Ireland
Ireland: 65.1% (2024) · Morocco: 67.2% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Ireland hosts 132 times as many refugees per resident as Morocco
Ireland: 25.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Morocco: 0.2 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Morocco: 0.3 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Ireland: 0.1% (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% (2025) · Morocco: 3.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Morocco’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Ireland’s 18%
Ireland: 17.9% (2024) · Morocco: 22.7% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Ireland has 4.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Morocco
Ireland: 3 per 1,000 (2023) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ireland is 2.1 times that in Morocco
Ireland: 7.2 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Morocco has 7 more World Heritage sites than Ireland (9 against 2)
Ireland: 2 (2026) · Morocco: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ireland has won 42 Olympic medals, Morocco 26
Ireland: 42 (2026 edition) · Morocco: 26 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ireland is 4 times as fast as in Morocco
Ireland: 300 Mbps (2026) · Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026)
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: 12% (2024) · Morocco: 12.8% (2024)
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 4.3 times as deadly as in Ireland
Ireland: 5.2 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
