Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Morocco is 35% bigger than Malaysia
Malaysia: 330,534 km² (2024) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Malaysia’s coastline is 59% longer than Morocco’s
Malaysia: 4,675 km (2026 edition) · Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Morocco’s highest peak towers 70 m above Malaysia’s
Malaysia: 4,095 m (2026 edition) · Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 25% of Malaysia
Malaysia: 24.8% (2024) · Morocco: 67.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Morocco has 7% more people than Malaysia
Malaysia: 36 million (2025) · Morocco: 38.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Malaysia is 27% more densely populated than Morocco
Malaysia: 110 per km² (2025) · Morocco: 86 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Morocco are 7.2 cm taller than in Malaysia
Malaysia: 169.2 cm (2019) · Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Morocco are 4.1 cm taller than in Malaysia
Malaysia: 157.1 cm (2019) · Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Malaysia is 0.86 years older than in Morocco
Malaysia: 30.1 years (2023) · Morocco: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Morocco have 0.7 more children on average than in Malaysia
Malaysia: 1.54 children per woman (2024) · Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Morocco and Malaysia are practically level
Malaysia: 8% (2025) · Morocco: 8.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Malaysia hosts 22 times as many refugees per resident as Morocco
Malaysia: 4.2 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, Malaysia none
Malaysia: 0 (2026) · Morocco: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Malaysia and Morocco are practically level
Malaysia: 2 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Malaysia’s economy is 2.6 times the size of Morocco’s
Malaysia: $472 billion (2025) · Morocco: $182 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Malaysia produces 3.7 times as much per person as Morocco
Malaysia: Int$41,498 (2025) · Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Malaysia: 40.7 (2021) · Morocco: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Malaysia: 0% (2021) · Morocco: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 3.8% in Malaysia
Malaysia: 3.8% (2025) · Morocco: 9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, Malaysia 1.0%
Malaysia: 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, Malaysia’s 12%
Malaysia: 12.4% (2024) · Morocco: 22.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Morocco’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Malaysia’s
Malaysia: 32% (2025) · Morocco: 42% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Malaysia spends 94% more on health per person than Morocco
Malaysia: $450 (2023) · Morocco: $232 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Malaysia live 1.3 years longer than in Morocco
Malaysia: 76.8 years (2024) · Morocco: 75.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Morocco is 2.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Malaysia
Malaysia: 7 per 1,000 (2024) · Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Malaysia has 3.2 times as many doctors per person as Morocco
Malaysia: 2.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Malaysia has 2.7 times as many hospital beds per person as Morocco
Malaysia: 2 per 1,000 (2023) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Malaysia is 47% higher than in Morocco
Malaysia: 5 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Malaysia are obese, versus 22% in Morocco
Malaysia: 23.6% (2024) · Morocco: 22% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
17% of adults in Malaysia smoke, versus 13% in Morocco
Malaysia: 16.9% (2024) · Morocco: 12.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Malaysia rate their lives 1.36 points higher than in Morocco
Malaysia: 6.01 (2025) · Morocco: 4.65 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Malaysia drink 78% more alcohol than in Morocco
Malaysia: 0.8 litres (2023) · Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Malaysia has 2.1 times as much meat per person as Morocco
Malaysia: 69.1 kg (2023) · Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Morocco has 427 kcal more food per person per day than Malaysia
Malaysia: 2,927 kcal (2023) · Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Malaysia put in 134 more hours a year than in Morocco
Malaysia: 2,308 hours (2023) · Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Malaysia went to school 4.9 years longer than in Morocco
Malaysia: 11.1 years (2023) · Morocco: 6.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Morocco and Malaysia are nearly identical here
Malaysia: 0.29 (2022) · Morocco: 0.29 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Morocco has 3 more World Heritage sites than Malaysia (9 against 6)
Malaysia: 6 (2026) · Morocco: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Morocco has won 26 Olympic medals, Malaysia 15
Malaysia: 15 (2026 edition) · Morocco: 26 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
98% of people in Malaysia are online, versus 91% in Morocco
Malaysia: 98% (2024) · Morocco: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Malaysia is 3.5 times as fast as in Morocco
Malaysia: 269 Mbps (2026) · Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Malaysia and Morocco are practically level
Malaysia: 100% (2024) · Morocco: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
77% of people in Malaysia live in cities, versus 63% in Morocco
Malaysia: 77% (2025) · Morocco: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Malaysia 140
Malaysia: 140 (2024) · Morocco: 153 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Morocco’s railway network is 39% longer than Malaysia’s
Malaysia: 1,655 km (2021) · Morocco: 2,295 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Malaysia fly 5.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Morocco
Malaysia: 1.3 (2023) · Morocco: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 58% of Malaysia, but only 13% of Morocco
Malaysia: 57.7% (2024) · Morocco: 12.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Malaysia emits 4.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Morocco
Malaysia: 8.2 t (2024) · Morocco: 1.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
24% of Morocco’s electricity is renewable, versus 21% in Malaysia
Malaysia: 20.7% (2025) · Morocco: 24% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Morocco carries 14% more fine dust than in Malaysia
Malaysia: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.3 times as likely to be murdered in Morocco as in Malaysia
Malaysia: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Morocco are 37% deadlier than in Malaysia
Malaysia: 16.2 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Malaysia is on average 6.7 °C warmer than Morocco
Malaysia: 26°C (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Malaysia gets 13 times as much rain as Morocco
Malaysia: 3,081 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 Malaysia bigger than Morocco?
Morocco is larger. Morocco is 35% bigger than Malaysia.
Which has more people, Malaysia or Morocco?
Morocco has 7% more people than Malaysia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Malaysia or Morocco?
People in Malaysia live 1.3 years longer than in Morocco. Life expectancy at birth is 76.8 years in Malaysia and 75.5 in Morocco.
Are people taller in Malaysia or Morocco?
Men in Morocco are 7.2 cm taller than in Malaysia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
