Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Morocco is 49% bigger than the Philippines.
Morocco: 446,550 km² (2023) · Philippines: 300,000 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The Philippines’ coastline is 12 times as long as Morocco’s.
Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition) · Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Morocco’s highest peak towers 1,211 m above the Philippines’.
Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition) · Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Philippines has 3 times as many people as Morocco.
Morocco: 38.4 million (2025) · Philippines: 117 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Philippines is 4.5 times as densely populated as Morocco.
Morocco: 86 per km² (2025) · Philippines: 392 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Morocco are 11.1 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019) · Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Morocco are 7.0 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019) · Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Morocco is 3.9 years older than in the Philippines.
Morocco: 29.2 years (2023) · Philippines: 25.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Morocco have 0.3 more children on average than in the Philippines.
Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024) · Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.5% of people in Morocco are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in the Philippines.
Morocco: 8.5% (2025) · Philippines: 5.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Morocco has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the Philippines 0.1.
Morocco: 0.3 (2025) · Philippines: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Morocco and the Philippines are practically level.
Morocco: 2 (2026) · Philippines: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Philippines’ economy is 2.7 times the size of Morocco’s.
Morocco: $182 billion (2025) · Philippines: $487 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Philippines produces 13% more per person than Morocco.
Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025) · Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Morocco: no data · Philippines: 39.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 2.2% in the Philippines.
Morocco: 9% (2025) · Philippines: 2.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, the Philippines 1.3%.
Morocco: 3.5% (2024) · Philippines: 1.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Morocco’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× the Philippines’.
Morocco: 42% (2025) · Philippines: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Morocco spends 20% more on health per person than the Philippines.
Morocco: $232 (2023) · Philippines: $194 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Morocco live 5.5 years longer than in the Philippines.
Morocco: 75.5 years (2024) · Philippines: 69.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Philippines is 48% more likely to die before turning one than in Morocco.
Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Philippines has 7% more doctors per person than Morocco.
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021) · Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Morocco are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines.
Morocco: 22% (2024) · Philippines: 9.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
20% of adults in the Philippines smoke, versus 13% in Morocco.
Morocco: 12.5% (2024) · Philippines: 19.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Philippines rate their lives 1.56 points higher than in Morocco.
Morocco: 4.65 (2025) · Philippines: 6.21 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Philippines drink 13 times as much alcohol as in Morocco.
Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023) · Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Philippines has 3% more meat per person than Morocco.
Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023) · Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Morocco has 371 kcal more food per person per day than the Philippines.
Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023) · Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 78 more hours a year than in the Philippines.
Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023) · Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Philippines went to school 3.8 years longer than in Morocco.
Morocco: 6.2 years (2023) · Philippines: 10 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Morocco welcomed 13 times as many tourists per resident as the Philippines (2019).
Morocco: 0.29 (2022) · Philippines: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Morocco are online, versus 67% in the Philippines.
Morocco: 91% (2024) · Philippines: 67% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Morocco have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines.
Morocco: 100% (2024) · Philippines: 94.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Morocco live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines.
Morocco: 63% (2025) · Philippines: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Philippines 115.
Morocco: 153 (2024) · Philippines: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Morocco’s railway network is 4.5 times as long as the Philippines’.
Morocco: 2,295 km (2021) · Philippines: 509 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Philippines fly 46% more passengers per resident than those from Morocco.
Morocco: 0.24 (2023) · Philippines: 0.36 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of the Philippines, but only 13% of Morocco.
Morocco: 12.9% (2023) · Philippines: 24.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Morocco emits 20% more CO₂ than someone in the Philippines.
Morocco: 1.8 t (2024) · Philippines: 1.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
24% of Morocco’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in the Philippines.
Morocco: 24% (2025) · Philippines: 23.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Philippines carries 33% more fine dust than in Morocco.
Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.6 times as likely to be murdered in the Philippines as in Morocco.
Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024) · Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Morocco are 92% deadlier than in the Philippines.
Morocco: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Philippines: 9.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Philippines is on average 7.1 °C warmer than Morocco.
Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Philippines gets 13 times as much rain as Morocco.
Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Morocco bigger than the Philippines?
Morocco is larger. Morocco is 49% bigger than the Philippines.
Which has more people, Morocco or the Philippines?
The Philippines has 3 times as many people as Morocco (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Morocco or the Philippines?
People in Morocco live 5.5 years longer than in the Philippines. Life expectancy at birth is 75.5 years in Morocco and 69.9 in the Philippines.
Are people taller in Morocco or the Philippines?
Men in Morocco are 11.1 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
