Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Norway is 40% bigger than Morocco
Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024) · Norway: 624,500 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Norway’s coastline is 8.5 times as long as Morocco’s
Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition) · Norway: 25,148 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Morocco’s highest peak towers 1,696 m above Norway’s
Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition) · Norway: 2,469 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 2.7% of Norway
Morocco: 67.2% (2024) · Norway: 2.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Morocco has 6.8 times as many people as Norway
Morocco: 38.4 million (2025) · Norway: 5.61 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Morocco is 5.6 times as densely populated as Norway
Morocco: 86 per km² (2025) · Norway: 15 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Norway are 4.1 cm taller than in Morocco
Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019) · Norway: 180.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Norway are 5.3 cm taller than in Morocco
Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019) · Norway: 166.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Norway is 10 years older than in Morocco
Morocco: 29.2 years (2023) · Norway: 39.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Morocco have 0.8 more children on average than in Norway
Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024) · Norway: 1.45 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Norway are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Morocco
Morocco: 8.5% (2025) · Norway: 19.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Norway hosts 116 times as many refugees per resident as Morocco
Morocco: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Norway: 22.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3
Morocco: 0.3 (2026) · Norway: 23.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Norway has 3 official languages, Morocco 2
Morocco: 2 (2026) · Norway: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Norway’s economy is 2.9 times the size of Morocco’s
Morocco: $182 billion (2025) · Norway: $531 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Norway produces 9.4 times as much per person as Morocco
Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025) · Norway: Int$104,044 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Morocco: no data · Norway: 26.5 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Morocco: no data · Norway: 0.2% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 4.6% in Norway
Morocco: 9% (2025) · Norway: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco and Norway are practically level
Morocco: 3.5% (2025) · Norway: 3.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Norway’s central government collects 25% of GDP in tax, Morocco’s 23%
Morocco: 22.7% (2024) · Norway: 24.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Morocco’s
Morocco: 42% (2025) · Norway: 91% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Norway spends 36 times as much on health per person as Morocco
Morocco: $232 (2023) · Norway: $8,296 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Norway live 7.7 years longer than in Morocco
Morocco: 75.5 years (2024) · Norway: 83.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Morocco is 7.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Norway
Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Norway: 2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Norway has 6.7 times as many doctors per person as Morocco
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021) · Norway: 5 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Norway has 4.5 times as many hospital beds per person as Morocco
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Norway: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Norway is 3.4 times that in Morocco
Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023) · Norway: 11.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Morocco are obese, versus 21% in Norway
Morocco: 22% (2024) · Norway: 20.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Norway and Morocco are practically level
Morocco: 12.5% (2024) · Norway: 12.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Norway rate their lives 2.60 points higher than in Morocco
Morocco: 4.65 (2025) · Norway: 7.24 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Norway drink 15 times as much alcohol as in Morocco
Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023) · Norway: 7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Norway has 2.1 times as much meat per person as Morocco
Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023) · Norway: 70.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Norway has 122 kcal more food per person per day than Morocco
Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023) · Norway: 3,476 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 762 more hours a year than in Norway
Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023) · Norway: 1,412 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Norway went to school 6.9 years longer than in Morocco
Morocco: 6.2 years (2023) · Norway: 13.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Norway welcomed 3.1 times as many tourists per resident as Morocco (2019)
Morocco: 0.29 (2022) · Norway: 0.91 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Morocco has 1 more World Heritage site than Norway (9 against 8)
Morocco: 9 (2026) · Norway: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Norway has won 616 Olympic medals, Morocco 26
Morocco: 26 (2026 edition) · Norway: 616 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
99% of people in Norway are online, versus 91% in Morocco
Morocco: 91% (2024) · Norway: 99% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Norway is 3 times as fast as in Morocco
Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026) · Norway: 228 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Morocco and Norway are practically level
Morocco: 100% (2024) · Norway: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
84% of people in Norway live in cities, versus 63% in Morocco
Morocco: 63% (2025) · Norway: 84% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Norway 109
Morocco: 153 (2024) · Norway: 109 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Norway’s railway network is 69% longer than Morocco’s
Morocco: 2,295 km (2021) · Norway: 3,885 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Morocco: 0.24 (2023) · Norway: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Norway, but only 13% of Morocco
Morocco: 12.8% (2024) · Norway: 33.2% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Norway emits 3.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Morocco
Morocco: 1.8 t (2024) · Norway: 6.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
99% of Norway’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco
Morocco: 24% (2025) · Norway: 99% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Morocco carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in Norway
Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Norway: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.3 times as likely to be murdered in Morocco as in Norway
Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024) · Norway: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Morocco are 7.7 times as deadly as in Norway
Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023) · Norway: 2.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Morocco is on average 17.7 °C warmer than Norway
Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Norway gets 5.3 times as much rain as Morocco
Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1,259 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Morocco bigger than Norway?
Norway is larger. Norway is 40% bigger than Morocco.
Which has more people, Morocco or Norway?
Morocco has 6.8 times as many people as Norway (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Morocco or Norway?
People in Norway live 7.7 years longer than in Morocco. Life expectancy at birth is 75.5 years in Morocco and 83.2 in Norway.
Are people taller in Morocco or Norway?
Men in Norway are 4.1 cm taller than in Morocco (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
