Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Morocco fits inside Peru 2.9 times
Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024) · Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Morocco’s coastline is 22% longer than Peru’s
Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition) · Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Peru’s highest peak towers 2,581 m above Morocco’s
Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition) · Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 19% of Peru
Morocco: 67.2% (2024) · Peru: 19% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Morocco has 11% more people than Peru
Morocco: 38.4 million (2025) · Peru: 34.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Morocco is 3.2 times as densely populated as Peru
Morocco: 86 per km² (2025) · Peru: 27 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Morocco are 9.6 cm taller than in Peru
Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019) · Peru: 166.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Morocco are 6.8 cm taller than in Peru
Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019) · Peru: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Peru is 0.26 years older than in Morocco
Morocco: 29.2 years (2023) · Peru: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Morocco have 0.2 more children on average than in Peru
Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024) · Peru: 1.97 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
9.5% of people in Peru are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Morocco
Morocco: 8.5% (2025) · Peru: 9.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Peru hosts 3% more refugees per resident than Morocco
Morocco: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Peru: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Peru has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3
Morocco: 0.3 (2026) · Peru: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Peru has 3 official languages, Morocco 2
Morocco: 2 (2026) · Peru: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Peru’s economy is 84% larger than Morocco’s
Morocco: $182 billion (2025) · Peru: $335 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Peru produces 69% more per person than Morocco
Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025) · Peru: Int$18,816 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Morocco: no data · Peru: 40.1 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Morocco: no data · Peru: 5.1% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 5.1% in Peru
Morocco: 9% (2025) · Peru: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, Peru 0.8%
Morocco: 3.5% (2025) · Peru: 0.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Morocco’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Peru’s 16%
Morocco: 22.7% (2024) · Peru: 15.9% (2021)
How expensive is it?
Peru’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Morocco’s
Morocco: 42% (2025) · Peru: 51% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Peru spends 92% more on health per person than Morocco
Morocco: $232 (2023) · Peru: $446 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Peru live 2.4 years longer than in Morocco
Morocco: 75.5 years (2024) · Peru: 77.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Morocco is 34% more likely to die before turning one than in Peru
Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Peru has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as Morocco
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021) · Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Peru has 2.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Morocco
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Peru: 1.6 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Morocco is 17% higher than in Peru
Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 2.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Peru are obese, versus 22% in Morocco
Morocco: 22% (2024) · Peru: 29.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Morocco and Peru are practically level
Morocco: 12.5% (2024) · Peru: 12.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Peru rate their lives 1.33 points higher than in Morocco
Morocco: 4.65 (2025) · Peru: 5.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Peru drink 11 times as much alcohol as in Morocco
Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023) · Peru: 4.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Peru has 69% more meat per person than Morocco
Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023) · Peru: 55.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Morocco has 543 kcal more food per person per day than Peru
Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023) · Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 31 more hours a year than in Peru
Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023) · Peru: 2,143 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Peru went to school 4 years longer than in Morocco
Morocco: 6.2 years (2023) · Peru: 10.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Morocco welcomed 4.9 times as many tourists per resident as Peru (2019)
Morocco: 0.29 (2022) · Peru: 0.06 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Peru has 4 more World Heritage sites than Morocco (13 against 9)
Morocco: 9 (2026) · Peru: 13 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Morocco has won 26 Olympic medals, Peru 5
Morocco: 26 (2026 edition) · Peru: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Morocco are online, versus 82% in Peru
Morocco: 91% (2024) · Peru: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Peru is 3.9 times as fast as in Morocco
Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026) · Peru: 294 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Morocco have electricity, versus 97% in Peru
Morocco: 100% (2024) · Peru: 96.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Peru live in cities, versus 63% in Morocco
Morocco: 63% (2025) · Peru: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Peru 125
Morocco: 153 (2024) · Peru: 125 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Morocco’s railway network is 24% longer than Peru’s
Morocco: 2,295 km (2021) · Peru: 1,854 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Peru fly 2.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Morocco
Morocco: 0.24 (2023) · Peru: 0.51 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Peru, but only 13% of Morocco
Morocco: 12.8% (2024) · Peru: 52.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Peru emits 13% more CO₂ than someone in Morocco
Morocco: 1.8 t (2024) · Peru: 2.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Peru’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco
Morocco: 24% (2025) · Peru: 63.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Peru carries 59% more fine dust than in Morocco
Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.2 times as likely to be murdered in Peru as in Morocco
Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024) · Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Morocco are 33% deadlier than in Peru
Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023) · Peru: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Morocco and Peru are practically level
Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Peru gets 9 times as much rain as Morocco
Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 2,164 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Morocco bigger than Peru?
Peru is larger. Morocco fits inside Peru 2.9 times.
Which has more people, Morocco or Peru?
Morocco has 11% more people than Peru (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Morocco or Peru?
People in Peru live 2.4 years longer than in Morocco. Life expectancy at birth is 75.5 years in Morocco and 77.9 in Peru.
Are people taller in Morocco or Peru?
Men in Morocco are 9.6 cm taller than in Peru (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
