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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Morocco fits inside Mexico 4.4 times.

Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2023) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Mexico’s coastline is 3.2 times as long as Morocco’s.

Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition) · Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Mexico’s highest peak towers 1,471 m above Morocco’s.

Mexico: 5,636 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?

Mexico has 3.4 times as many people as Morocco.

Mexico: 132 million (2025) · Morocco: 38.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Morocco is 27% more densely populated than Mexico.

Mexico: 68 per km² (2025) · Morocco: 86 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Morocco are 6.1 cm taller than in Mexico.

Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019) · Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Morocco are 3.3 cm taller than in Mexico.

Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019) · Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Morocco is 0.31 years older than in Mexico.

Mexico: 28.9 years (2023) · Morocco: 29.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Morocco have 0.3 more children on average than in Mexico.

Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024) · Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Mexico and Morocco are practically level.

Mexico: 8.5% (2025) · Morocco: 8.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Morocco has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Mexico 0.2.

Mexico: 0.2 (2025) · Morocco: 0.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Morocco has 2 official languages, Mexico 1.

Mexico: 1 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Mexico’s economy is 10 times the size of Morocco’s.

Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025) · Morocco: $182 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Mexico produces 2.3 times as much per person as Morocco.

Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025) · Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Mexico: 42.6 (2024) · Morocco: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 2.7% in Mexico.

Mexico: 2.7% (2025) · Morocco: 9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.9%.

Mexico: 0.9% (2024) · Morocco: 3.5% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Morocco’s.

Mexico: 54% (2025) · Morocco: 42% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Mexico spends 3.3 times as much on health per person as Morocco.

Mexico: $761 (2023) · Morocco: $232 (2023)

How long do people live?

Morocco and Mexico are practically level.

Mexico: 75.3 years (2024) · Morocco: 75.5 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Morocco is 21% more likely to die before turning one than in Mexico.

Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Mexico has 3.5 times as many doctors per person as Morocco.

Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 22% in Morocco.

Mexico: 37.4% (2024) · Morocco: 22% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

16% of adults in Mexico smoke, versus 13% in Morocco.

Mexico: 15.7% (2024) · Morocco: 12.5% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Mexico rate their lives 2.33 points higher than in Morocco.

Mexico: 6.97 (2025) · Morocco: 4.65 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Mexico drink 15 times as much alcohol as in Morocco.

Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023) · Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Mexico has 2.4 times as much meat per person as Morocco.

Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023) · Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Morocco has 49 kcal more food per person per day than Mexico.

Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023) · Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Morocco put in 545 more hours a year than in Mexico.

Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023) · Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Mexico went to school 3.2 years longer than in Morocco.

Mexico: 9.3 years (2023) · Morocco: 6.2 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Mexico welcomed 18% more tourists per resident than Morocco (2019).

Mexico: 0.34 (2024) · Morocco: 0.29 (2022)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

91% of people in Morocco are online, versus 83% in Mexico.

Mexico: 83% (2024) · Morocco: 91% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Morocco and Mexico are practically level.

Mexico: 99.8% (2024) · Morocco: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

80% of people in Mexico live in cities, versus 63% in Morocco.

Mexico: 80% (2025) · Morocco: 63% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Mexico 116.

Mexico: 116 (2024) · Morocco: 153 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Mexico’s railway network is 10 times as long as Morocco’s.

Mexico: 23,389 km (2017) · Morocco: 2,295 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Mexico fly 2.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Morocco.

Mexico: 0.6 (2023) · Morocco: 0.24 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 13% of Morocco.

Mexico: 33.6% (2023) · Morocco: 12.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Mexico emits 94% more CO₂ than someone in Morocco.

Mexico: 3.5 t (2024) · Morocco: 1.8 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

24% of Morocco’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in Mexico.

Mexico: 23.1% (2025) · Morocco: 24% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Mexico carries 5% more fine dust than in Morocco.

Mexico: 18.3 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 15 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in Morocco.

Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Morocco are 55% deadlier than in Mexico.

Mexico: 12 per 100k (2021) · Morocco: 18.6 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Mexico is on average 2.1 °C warmer than Morocco.

Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Mexico gets 3.3 times as much rain as Morocco.

Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Mexico bigger than Morocco?

Mexico is larger. Morocco fits inside Mexico 4.4 times.

Which has more people, Mexico or Morocco?

Mexico has 3.4 times as many people as Morocco (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Mexico or Morocco?

Morocco and Mexico are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 75.3 years in Mexico and 75.5 in Morocco.

Are people taller in Mexico or Morocco?

Men in Morocco are 6.1 cm taller than in Mexico (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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