Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Morocco is 18% bigger than Japan
Japan: 377,975 km² (2024) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Japan’s coastline is 10 times as long as Morocco’s
Japan: 29,751 km (2026 edition) · Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Morocco’s highest peak towers 389 m above Japan’s
Japan: 3,776 m (2026 edition) · Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 13% of Japan
Japan: 12.6% (2024) · Morocco: 67.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Japan has 3.2 times as many people as Morocco
Japan: 123 million (2025) · Morocco: 38.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Japan is 3.9 times as densely populated as Morocco
Japan: 338 per km² (2025) · Morocco: 86 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Morocco are 4.3 cm taller than in Japan
Japan: 172.1 cm (2019) · Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Morocco are 2.7 cm taller than in Japan
Japan: 158.5 cm (2019) · Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Japan is 20 years older than in Morocco
Japan: 49 years (2023) · Morocco: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Morocco have 1.1 more children on average than in Japan
Japan: 1.15 children per woman (2024) · Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
30% of people in Japan are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Morocco
Japan: 30% (2025) · Morocco: 8.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Japan hosts 81% more refugees per resident than Morocco
Japan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Morocco: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Japan has produced 2.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3
Japan: 2.5 (2026) · Morocco: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Morocco has 2 official languages, Japan 1
Japan: 1 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Japan’s economy is 24 times the size of Morocco’s
Japan: $4.44 trillion (2025) · Morocco: $182 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Japan produces 5 times as much per person as Morocco
Japan: Int$55,422 (2025) · Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Japan: 32.3 (2020) · Morocco: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Japan: 1.2% (2020) · Morocco: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 2.5% in Japan
Japan: 2.5% (2025) · Morocco: 9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, Japan 1.4%
Japan: 1.4% (2025) · Morocco: 3.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Japan: no data · Morocco: 22.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Japan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Morocco’s
Japan: 65% (2025) · Morocco: 42% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Japan spends 16 times as much on health per person as Morocco
Japan: $3,638 (2023) · Morocco: $232 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Japan live 8.5 years longer than in Morocco
Japan: 84 years (2024) · Morocco: 75.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Morocco is 8.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Japan
Japan: 1.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Japan has 3.6 times as many doctors per person as Morocco
Japan: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Japan has 17 times as many hospital beds per person as Morocco
Japan: 12.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Japan is 4.2 times that in Morocco
Japan: 14.4 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Morocco are obese, versus 5.2% in Japan
Japan: 5.2% (2024) · Morocco: 22% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
18% of adults in Japan smoke, versus 13% in Morocco
Japan: 17.5% (2024) · Morocco: 12.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Japan rate their lives 1.48 points higher than in Morocco
Japan: 6.13 (2025) · Morocco: 4.65 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Japan drink 14 times as much alcohol as in Morocco
Japan: 6.3 litres (2023) · Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Japan has 83% more meat per person than Morocco
Japan: 59.9 kg (2022) · Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Morocco has 684 kcal more food per person per day than Japan
Japan: 2,670 kcal (2022) · Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 520 more hours a year than in Japan
Japan: 1,654 hours (2023) · Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Japan went to school 6.5 years longer than in Morocco
Japan: 12.7 years (2023) · Morocco: 6.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Japan welcomed 2% more tourists per resident than Morocco (2019)
Japan: 0.3 (2024) · Morocco: 0.29 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Japan has 18 more World Heritage sites than Morocco (27 against 9)
Japan: 27 (2026) · Morocco: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Japan has won 642 Olympic medals, Morocco 26
Japan: 642 (2026 edition) · Morocco: 26 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Morocco are online, versus 86% in Japan
Japan: 86% (2024) · Morocco: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Japan is 4.3 times as fast as in Morocco
Japan: 322 Mbps (2026) · Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Japan and Morocco are practically level
Japan: 100% (2024) · Morocco: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Japan live in cities, versus 63% in Morocco
Japan: 92% (2025) · Morocco: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Japan has 178 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Morocco 153
Japan: 178 (2023) · Morocco: 153 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Japan’s railway network is 8.8 times as long as Morocco’s
Japan: 20,087 km (2011) · Morocco: 2,295 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Japan fly 4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Morocco
Japan: 0.98 (2023) · Morocco: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 68% of Japan, but only 13% of Morocco
Japan: 68.3% (2024) · Morocco: 12.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Japan emits 4.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Morocco
Japan: 7.8 t (2024) · Morocco: 1.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Morocco and Japan are practically level
Japan: 23.6% (2025) · Morocco: 24% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Morocco carries 66% more fine dust than in Japan
Japan: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 7.3 times as likely to be murdered in Morocco as in Japan
Japan: 0.2 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Morocco are 5.8 times as deadly as in Japan
Japan: 3.8 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Morocco is on average 6.5 °C warmer than Japan
Japan: 12.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Japan gets 7.6 times as much rain as Morocco
Japan: 1,824 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 Japan bigger than Morocco?
Morocco is larger. Morocco is 18% bigger than Japan.
Which has more people, Japan or Morocco?
Japan has 3.2 times as many people as Morocco (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Japan or Morocco?
People in Japan live 8.5 years longer than in Morocco. Life expectancy at birth is 84.0 years in Japan and 75.5 in Morocco.
Are people taller in Japan or Morocco?
Men in Morocco are 4.3 cm taller than in Japan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
