Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Netherlands fits inside Morocco 11 times.
Morocco: 446,550 km² (2023) · Netherlands: 41,540 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
The Netherlands has produced 11.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3.
Morocco: 0.3 (2025) · Netherlands: 11.1 (2025)
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 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 1.9%.
Morocco: 3.5% (2024) · Netherlands: 1.9% (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 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)
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)
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: 12.9% (2023) · Netherlands: 11.1% (2023)
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 5.5 times as deadly as in the Netherlands.
Morocco: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Netherlands: 3.4 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).
