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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Israel fits inside Morocco 20 times.

Israel: 22,070 km² (2023) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Morocco’s coastline is 11 times as long as Israel’s.

Israel: 273 km (2026 edition) · Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Morocco’s highest peak towers 1,929 m above Israel’s.

Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition) · Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Morocco has 3.8 times as many people as Israel.

Israel: 10.1 million (2025) · Morocco: 38.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Israel is 5.4 times as densely populated as Morocco.

Israel: 468 per km² (2025) · Morocco: 86 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Morocco and Israel are practically level.

Israel: 176 cm (2019) · Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Israel are 1.0 cm taller than in Morocco.

Israel: 162.2 cm (2019) · Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

Morocco and Israel are practically level.

Israel: 29.2 years (2023) · Morocco: 29.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Israel have 0.7 more children on average than in Morocco.

Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024) · Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

13% of people in Israel are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Morocco.

Israel: 12.7% (2025) · Morocco: 8.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3.

Israel: 5.9 (2025) · Morocco: 0.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Israel and Morocco are practically level.

Israel: 2 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Israel’s economy is 3.3 times the size of Morocco’s.

Israel: $611 billion (2025) · Morocco: $182 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Israel produces 5.4 times as much per person as Morocco.

Israel: Int$59,717 (2025) · Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Israel: 38.3 (2022) · Morocco: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 3.5% in Israel.

Israel: 3.5% (2025) · Morocco: 9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Israel spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Morocco 3.5%.

Israel: 8.8% (2024) · Morocco: 3.5% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Morocco’s.

Israel: 101% (2025) · Morocco: 42% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Israel spends 17 times as much on health per person as Morocco.

Israel: $3,928 (2023) · Morocco: $232 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Israel live 7.7 years longer than in Morocco.

Israel: 83.2 years (2024) · Morocco: 75.5 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Morocco is 5.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel.

Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Israel has 5.1 times as many doctors per person as Morocco.

Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

23% of adults in Israel are obese, versus 22% in Morocco.

Israel: 23.3% (2024) · Morocco: 22% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in Israel smoke, versus 13% in Morocco.

Israel: 21.2% (2024) · Morocco: 12.5% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Israel rate their lives 2.54 points higher than in Morocco.

Israel: 7.19 (2025) · Morocco: 4.65 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Israel drink 9.2 times as much alcohol as in Morocco.

Israel: 4.2 litres (2023) · Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Israel has 3.3 times as much meat per person as Morocco.

Israel: 108.7 kg (2023) · Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Israel has 400 kcal more food per person per day than Morocco.

Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023) · Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Morocco put in 283 more hours a year than in Israel.

Israel: 1,890 hours (2023) · Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Israel went to school 7.3 years longer than in Morocco.

Israel: 13.5 years (2023) · Morocco: 6.2 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Morocco welcomed 3 times as many tourists per resident as Israel (2019).

Israel: 0.1 (2024) · Morocco: 0.29 (2022)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

91% of people in Morocco are online, versus 88% in Israel.

Israel: 88% (2024) · Morocco: 91% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Israel and Morocco are practically level.

Israel: 100% (2024) · Morocco: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 63% in Morocco.

Israel: 92% (2025) · Morocco: 63% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Morocco 153.

Israel: 177 (2024) · Morocco: 153 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Morocco’s railway network is 33% longer than Israel’s.

Israel: 1,720 km (2021) · Morocco: 2,295 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Israel fly 3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Morocco.

Israel: 0.73 (2023) · Morocco: 0.24 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 13% of Morocco, but only 6.5% of Israel.

Israel: 6.5% (2023) · Morocco: 12.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Israel emits 3.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Morocco.

Israel: 5.6 t (2024) · Morocco: 1.8 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

24% of Morocco’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel.

Israel: 16.9% (2025) · Morocco: 24% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Israel carries 17% more fine dust than in Morocco.

Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 3% more likely to be murdered in Morocco than in Israel.

Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022) · Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Morocco are 4.4 times as deadly as in Israel.

Israel: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Morocco: 18.6 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Israel is on average 1.8 °C warmer than Morocco.

Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Morocco gets 17% more rain than Israel.

Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg)

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Quick answers

Is Israel bigger than Morocco?

Morocco is larger. Israel fits inside Morocco 20 times.

Which has more people, Israel or Morocco?

Morocco has 3.8 times as many people as Israel (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Israel or Morocco?

People in Israel live 7.7 years longer than in Morocco. Life expectancy at birth is 83.2 years in Israel and 75.5 in Morocco.

Are people taller in Israel or Morocco?

Morocco and Israel are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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