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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Norway is 40% bigger than Morocco.

Morocco: 446,550 km² (2023) · Norway: 624,500 km² (2023)

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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 far apart are they?

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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3.

Morocco: 0.3 (2025) · Norway: 23.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Norway has 3 official languages, Morocco 2.

Morocco: 2 (2026) · Norway: 3 (2026)

What shape is the population?

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 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 spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, Norway 2.1%.

Morocco: 3.5% (2024) · Norway: 2.1% (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 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)

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)

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 34% of Norway, but only 13% of Morocco.

Morocco: 12.9% (2023) · Norway: 33.5% (2023)

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)

Where does the power come from?

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 12 times as deadly as in Norway.

Morocco: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Norway: 1.5 per 100k (2021)

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)

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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).

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