Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Morocco fits inside Mexico 4.4 times
Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2024) · Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 51% of Mexico
Mexico: 50.6% (2024) · Morocco: 67.2% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Mexico hosts 6.1 times as many refugees per resident as Morocco
Mexico: 1.2 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, Mexico 0.2
Mexico: 0.2 (2026) · Morocco: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Morocco has 2 official languages, Mexico 1
Mexico: 1 (2026) · Morocco: 2 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Mexico: 1.6% (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 0.7%
Mexico: 0.7% (2025) · Morocco: 3.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Morocco’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Mexico’s 15%
Mexico: 14.8% (2024) · Morocco: 22.7% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Mexico has 38% more hospital beds per person than Morocco
Mexico: 1 per 1,000 (2022) · Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Mexico is 2.6 times that in Morocco
Mexico: 8.7 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Mexico has 27 more World Heritage sites than Morocco (36 against 9)
Mexico: 36 (2026) · Morocco: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Mexico has won 77 Olympic medals, Morocco 26
Mexico: 77 (2026 edition) · Morocco: 26 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Mexico is 2 times as fast as in Morocco
Mexico: 152 Mbps (2026) · Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026)
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: 34.2% (2024) · Morocco: 12.8% (2024)
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)
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 16% deadlier than in Mexico
Mexico: 19.1 per 100k (2023) · Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
