Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kenya is 33% bigger than Morocco
Kenya: 591,970 km² (2024) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Morocco’s coastline is 5.5 times as long as Kenya’s
Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition) · Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kenya’s highest peak towers 1,034 m above Morocco’s
Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition) · Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 50% of Kenya
Kenya: 50% (2024) · Morocco: 67.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kenya has 50% more people than Morocco
Kenya: 57.5 million (2025) · Morocco: 38.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Kenya is 15% more densely populated than Morocco
Kenya: 99 per km² (2025) · Morocco: 86 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Morocco are 5.9 cm taller than in Kenya
Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019) · Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Morocco are 1.8 cm taller than in Kenya
Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019) · Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Morocco is 9.7 years older than in Kenya
Kenya: 19.5 years (2023) · Morocco: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 1.0 more children on average than in Morocco
Kenya: 3.17 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 3.0% in Kenya
Kenya: 3% (2025) · Morocco: 8.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Kenya hosts 56 times as many refugees per resident as Morocco
Kenya: 10.7 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, Kenya 0.2
Kenya: 0.2 (2026) · Morocco: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kenya and Morocco are practically level
Kenya: 2 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Morocco’s economy is 34% larger than Kenya’s
Kenya: $136 billion (2025) · Morocco: $182 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Morocco produces 58% more per person than Kenya
Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025) · Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Kenya: 38.5 (2022) · Morocco: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Kenya: 45.5% (2022) · Morocco: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 5.4% in Kenya
Kenya: 5.4% (2025) · Morocco: 9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.1%
Kenya: 1.1% (2025) · Morocco: 3.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Morocco’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Kenya’s 14%
Kenya: 14.1% (2023) · Morocco: 22.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Morocco’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Kenya’s
Kenya: 34% (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 Kenya
Kenya: $85 (2023) · Morocco: $232 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Morocco live 12 years longer than in Kenya
Kenya: 63.8 years (2024) · Morocco: 75.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 2.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Morocco
Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Morocco has 2.6 times as many doctors per person as Kenya
Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kenya has 82% more hospital beds per person than Morocco
Kenya: 1.3 per 1,000 (2019) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kenya is 5.6 times that in Morocco
Kenya: 19.1 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Morocco are obese, versus 10% in Kenya
Kenya: 10.4% (2024) · Morocco: 22% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
13% of adults in Morocco smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya
Kenya: 9.6% (2024) · Morocco: 12.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kenya rate their lives 0.03 points higher than in Morocco
Kenya: 4.67 (2025) · Morocco: 4.65 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Kenya drink 4.9 times as much alcohol as in Morocco
Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023) · Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Morocco has 3.2 times as much meat per person as Kenya
Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023) · Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Morocco has 1,208 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya
Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023) · Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 139 more hours a year than in Kenya
Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023) · Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kenya went to school 2.4 years longer than in Morocco
Kenya: 8.6 years (2023) · Morocco: 6.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Morocco welcomed 11 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019)
Kenya: 0.03 (2017) · Morocco: 0.29 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Morocco has 1 more World Heritage site than Kenya (9 against 8)
Kenya: 8 (2026) · Morocco: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kenya has won 124 Olympic medals, Morocco 26
Kenya: 124 (2026 edition) · Morocco: 26 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Morocco are online, versus 35% in Kenya
Kenya: 35% (2024) · Morocco: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Morocco is 84% faster than in Kenya
Kenya: 41 Mbps (2026) · Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Morocco have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya
Kenya: 77% (2024) · Morocco: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Morocco live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya
Kenya: 32% (2025) · Morocco: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kenya 126
Kenya: 126 (2024) · Morocco: 153 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kenya’s railway network is 66% longer than Morocco’s
Kenya: 3,819 km (2018) · Morocco: 2,295 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Morocco fly 2.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kenya
Kenya: 0.09 (2023) · Morocco: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 13% of Morocco, but only 6.6% of Kenya
Kenya: 6.6% (2024) · Morocco: 12.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Morocco emits 4.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya
Kenya: 0.4 t (2024) · Morocco: 1.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco
Kenya: 90% (2025) · Morocco: 24% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kenya carries 26% more fine dust than in Morocco
Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024) · Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.9 times as likely to be murdered in Kenya as in Morocco
Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022) · Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 2.5 times as deadly as in Morocco
Kenya: 55.3 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 6.4 °C warmer than Morocco
Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Kenya gets 2.9 times as much rain as Morocco
Kenya: 696 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 Kenya bigger than Morocco?
Kenya is larger. Kenya is 33% bigger than Morocco.
Which has more people, Kenya or Morocco?
Kenya has 50% more people than Morocco (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kenya or Morocco?
People in Morocco live 12 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 63.8 years in Kenya and 75.5 in Morocco.
Are people taller in Kenya or Morocco?
Men in Morocco are 5.9 cm taller than in Kenya (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
