Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Netherlands fits inside Morocco 11 times
Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024) · Netherlands: 41,540 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Morocco’s coastline is 6.5 times as long as the Netherlands’
Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition) · Netherlands: 451 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Morocco’s highest peak towers 3,303 m above the Netherlands’
Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition) · Netherlands: 862 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 53% of the Netherlands
Morocco: 67.2% (2024) · Netherlands: 53.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Morocco has 2.1 times as many people as the Netherlands
Morocco: 38.4 million (2025) · Netherlands: 18.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Netherlands is 6.2 times as densely populated as Morocco
Morocco: 86 per km² (2025) · Netherlands: 537 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the Netherlands are 7.4 cm taller than in Morocco
Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019) · Netherlands: 183.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the Netherlands are 9.2 cm taller than in Morocco
Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019) · Netherlands: 170.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the Netherlands is 12 years older than in Morocco
Morocco: 29.2 years (2023) · Netherlands: 41.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Morocco have 0.8 more children on average than in the Netherlands
Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024) · Netherlands: 1.43 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in the Netherlands are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Morocco
Morocco: 8.5% (2025) · Netherlands: 20.9% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The Netherlands hosts 83 times as many refugees per resident as Morocco
Morocco: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Netherlands: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The Netherlands has produced 11.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3
Morocco: 0.3 (2026) · Netherlands: 11.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Morocco has 2 official languages, the Netherlands 1
Morocco: 2 (2026) · Netherlands: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Netherlands’ economy is 7.3 times the size of Morocco’s
Morocco: $182 billion (2025) · Netherlands: $1.33 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Netherlands produces 7.9 times as much per person as Morocco
Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025) · Netherlands: Int$87,320 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Morocco: no data · Netherlands: 25.7 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Morocco: no data · Netherlands: 0.1% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 3.9% in the Netherlands
Morocco: 9% (2025) · Netherlands: 3.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, the Netherlands 2.2%
Morocco: 3.5% (2025) · Netherlands: 2.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The Netherlands’ central government collects 25% of GDP in tax, Morocco’s 23%
Morocco: 22.7% (2024) · Netherlands: 25.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The Netherlands’ price level (US = 100) is 2× Morocco’s
Morocco: 42% (2025) · Netherlands: 84% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Netherlands spends 29 times as much on health per person as Morocco
Morocco: $232 (2023) · Netherlands: $6,845 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in the Netherlands live 6.5 years longer than in Morocco
Morocco: 75.5 years (2024) · Netherlands: 82 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Morocco is 4.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in the Netherlands
Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Netherlands has 5.2 times as many doctors per person as Morocco
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021) · Netherlands: 3.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
The Netherlands has 3.3 times as many hospital beds per person as Morocco
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Netherlands: 2.4 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the Netherlands is 2.8 times that in Morocco
Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023) · Netherlands: 9.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Morocco are obese, versus 17% in the Netherlands
Morocco: 22% (2024) · Netherlands: 16.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in the Netherlands smoke, versus 13% in Morocco
Morocco: 12.5% (2024) · Netherlands: 20.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Netherlands rate their lives 2.58 points higher than in Morocco
Morocco: 4.65 (2025) · Netherlands: 7.22 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Netherlands drink 19 times as much alcohol as in Morocco
Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023) · Netherlands: 8.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Netherlands has 2.2 times as much meat per person as Morocco
Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023) · Netherlands: 71.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The Netherlands has 113 kcal more food per person per day than Morocco
Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023) · Netherlands: 3,467 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 735 more hours a year than in the Netherlands
Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023) · Netherlands: 1,439 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Netherlands went to school 6.5 years longer than in Morocco
Morocco: 6.2 years (2023) · Netherlands: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The Netherlands welcomed 3.1 times as many tourists per resident as Morocco (2019)
Morocco: 0.29 (2022) · Netherlands: 0.91 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
The Netherlands has 4 more World Heritage sites than Morocco (13 against 9)
Morocco: 9 (2026) · Netherlands: 13 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The Netherlands has won 524 Olympic medals, Morocco 26
Morocco: 26 (2026 edition) · Netherlands: 524 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in the Netherlands are online, versus 91% in Morocco
Morocco: 91% (2024) · Netherlands: 97% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the Netherlands is 4.3 times as fast as in Morocco
Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026) · Netherlands: 324 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Morocco and the Netherlands are practically level
Morocco: 100% (2024) · Netherlands: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
96% of people in the Netherlands live in cities, versus 63% in Morocco
Morocco: 63% (2025) · Netherlands: 96% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Netherlands 129
Morocco: 153 (2024) · Netherlands: 129 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The Netherlands’ railway network is 33% longer than Morocco’s
Morocco: 2,295 km (2021) · Netherlands: 3,041 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Netherlands fly 9.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Morocco
Morocco: 0.24 (2023) · Netherlands: 2.29 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 13% of Morocco, but only 11% of the Netherlands
Morocco: 12.8% (2024) · Netherlands: 11% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the Netherlands emits 3.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Morocco
Morocco: 1.8 t (2024) · Netherlands: 6.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
51% of the Netherlands’ electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco
Morocco: 24% (2025) · Netherlands: 51.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Morocco carries 81% more fine dust than in the Netherlands
Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Netherlands: 9.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.4 times as likely to be murdered in Morocco as in the Netherlands
Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024) · Netherlands: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Morocco are 4.4 times as deadly as in the Netherlands
Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023) · Netherlands: 5.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Morocco is on average 8.1 °C warmer than the Netherlands
Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Netherlands: 11.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Netherlands gets 3.7 times as much rain as Morocco
Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Netherlands: 887 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Morocco bigger than the Netherlands?
Morocco is larger. The Netherlands fits inside Morocco 11 times.
Which has more people, Morocco or the Netherlands?
Morocco has 2.1 times as many people as the Netherlands (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Morocco or the Netherlands?
People in the Netherlands live 6.5 years longer than in Morocco. Life expectancy at birth is 75.5 years in Morocco and 82.0 in the Netherlands.
Are people taller in Morocco or the Netherlands?
Men in the Netherlands are 7.4 cm taller than in Morocco (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
