Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Morocco is 67% bigger than New Zealand.
Morocco: 446,550 km² (2023) · New Zealand: 267,710 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
New Zealand’s coastline is 5.1 times as long as Morocco’s.
Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Morocco’s highest peak towers 4,135 m above New Zealand’s.
Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Morocco has 7.2 times as many people as New Zealand.
Morocco: 38.4 million (2025) · New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Morocco is 4.3 times as densely populated as New Zealand.
Morocco: 86 per km² (2025) · New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in New Zealand are 1.4 cm taller than in Morocco.
Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019) · New Zealand: 177.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in New Zealand are 3.5 cm taller than in Morocco.
Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019) · New Zealand: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in New Zealand is 8.1 years older than in Morocco.
Morocco: 29.2 years (2023) · New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Morocco have 0.6 more children on average than in New Zealand.
Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024) · New Zealand: 1.57 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in New Zealand are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Morocco.
Morocco: 8.5% (2025) · New Zealand: 17.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
New Zealand has produced 5.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3.
Morocco: 0.3 (2025) · New Zealand: 5.6 (2025)
How many official languages?
New Zealand has 3 official languages, Morocco 2.
Morocco: 2 (2026) · New Zealand: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
New Zealand’s economy is 45% larger than Morocco’s.
Morocco: $182 billion (2025) · New Zealand: $264 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
New Zealand produces 5.2 times as much per person as Morocco.
Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025) · New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 5.1% in New Zealand.
Morocco: 9% (2025) · New Zealand: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, New Zealand 1.2%.
Morocco: 3.5% (2024) · New Zealand: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
New Zealand’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Morocco’s.
Morocco: 42% (2025) · New Zealand: 86% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
New Zealand spends 22 times as much on health per person as Morocco.
Morocco: $232 (2023) · New Zealand: $5,022 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in New Zealand live 6.5 years longer than in Morocco.
Morocco: 75.5 years (2024) · New Zealand: 82 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Morocco is 3.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in New Zealand.
Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024) · New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
New Zealand has 4.9 times as many doctors per person as Morocco.
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021) · New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
35% of adults in New Zealand are obese, versus 22% in Morocco.
Morocco: 22% (2024) · New Zealand: 34.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
13% of adults in Morocco smoke, versus 9.3% in New Zealand.
Morocco: 12.5% (2024) · New Zealand: 9.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in New Zealand rate their lives 2.35 points higher than in Morocco.
Morocco: 4.65 (2025) · New Zealand: 7.00 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in New Zealand drink 19 times as much alcohol as in Morocco.
Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023) · New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
New Zealand has 2.4 times as much meat per person as Morocco.
Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023) · New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Morocco has 232 kcal more food per person per day than New Zealand.
Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023) · New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 466 more hours a year than in New Zealand.
Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023) · New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in New Zealand went to school 6.7 years longer than in Morocco.
Morocco: 6.2 years (2023) · New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
New Zealand welcomed 2.1 times as many tourists per resident as Morocco (2019).
Morocco: 0.29 (2022) · New Zealand: 0.6 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in New Zealand are online, versus 91% in Morocco.
Morocco: 91% (2024) · New Zealand: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Morocco and New Zealand are practically level.
Morocco: 100% (2024) · New Zealand: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
84% of people in New Zealand live in cities, versus 63% in Morocco.
Morocco: 63% (2025) · New Zealand: 84% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, New Zealand 130.
Morocco: 153 (2024) · New Zealand: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
New Zealand’s railway network is 80% longer than Morocco’s.
Morocco: 2,295 km (2021) · New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from New Zealand fly 12 times as many passengers per resident as those from Morocco.
Morocco: 0.24 (2023) · New Zealand: 2.82 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of New Zealand, but only 13% of Morocco.
Morocco: 12.9% (2023) · New Zealand: 37.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in New Zealand emits 3.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Morocco.
Morocco: 1.8 t (2024) · New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
89% of New Zealand’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco.
Morocco: 24% (2025) · New Zealand: 88.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Morocco carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in New Zealand.
Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024) · New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 14% more likely to be murdered in Morocco than in New Zealand.
Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024) · New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Morocco are 2.8 times as deadly as in New Zealand.
Morocco: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · New Zealand: 6.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Morocco is on average 8.2 °C warmer than New Zealand.
Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
New Zealand gets 6.7 times as much rain as Morocco.
Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 1,596 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Morocco bigger than New Zealand?
Morocco is larger. Morocco is 67% bigger than New Zealand.
Which has more people, Morocco or New Zealand?
Morocco has 7.2 times as many people as New Zealand (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Morocco or New Zealand?
People in New Zealand live 6.5 years longer than in Morocco. Life expectancy at birth is 75.5 years in Morocco and 82.0 in New Zealand.
Are people taller in Morocco or New Zealand?
Men in New Zealand are 1.4 cm taller than in Morocco (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
