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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Portugal fits inside Morocco 4.8 times.

Morocco: 446,550 km² (2023) · Portugal: 92,230 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Morocco’s coastline is 64% longer than Portugal’s.

Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition) · Portugal: 1,793 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Morocco’s highest peak towers 1,814 m above Portugal’s.

Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition) · Portugal: 2,351 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Morocco has 3.6 times as many people as Portugal.

Morocco: 38.4 million (2025) · Portugal: 10.8 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Portugal is 37% more densely populated than Morocco.

Morocco: 86 per km² (2025) · Portugal: 118 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Morocco are 2.0 cm taller than in Portugal.

Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019) · Portugal: 174.4 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Portugal and Morocco are practically level.

Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019) · Portugal: 161.2 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Portugal is 17 years older than in Morocco.

Morocco: 29.2 years (2023) · Portugal: 46.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Morocco have 0.8 more children on average than in Portugal.

Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024) · Portugal: 1.41 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

25% of people in Portugal are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Morocco.

Morocco: 8.5% (2025) · Portugal: 24.9% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Portugal has produced 1.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3.

Morocco: 0.3 (2025) · Portugal: 1.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Morocco has 2 official languages, Portugal 1.

Morocco: 2 (2026) · Portugal: 1 (2026)

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Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Portugal’s economy is 90% larger than Morocco’s.

Morocco: $182 billion (2025) · Portugal: $347 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Portugal produces 4.8 times as much per person as Morocco.

Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025) · Portugal: Int$53,146 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Morocco: no data · Portugal: 33.9 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 6.2% in Portugal.

Morocco: 9% (2025) · Portugal: 6.2% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, Portugal 1.5%.

Morocco: 3.5% (2024) · Portugal: 1.5% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Portugal’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Morocco’s.

Morocco: 42% (2025) · Portugal: 60% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Portugal spends 13 times as much on health per person as Morocco.

Morocco: $232 (2023) · Portugal: $2,971 (2024)

How long do people live?

People in Portugal live 6.9 years longer than in Morocco.

Morocco: 75.5 years (2024) · Portugal: 82.4 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Morocco is 5.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Portugal.

Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Portugal: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Portugal has 7.9 times as many doctors per person as Morocco.

Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021) · Portugal: 5.9 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

23% of adults in Portugal are obese, versus 22% in Morocco.

Morocco: 22% (2024) · Portugal: 23% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

29% of adults in Portugal smoke, versus 13% in Morocco.

Morocco: 12.5% (2024) · Portugal: 28.6% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Portugal rate their lives 1.38 points higher than in Morocco.

Morocco: 4.65 (2025) · Portugal: 6.03 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Portugal drink 30 times as much alcohol as in Morocco.

Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023) · Portugal: 13.7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Portugal has 3 times as much meat per person as Morocco.

Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023) · Portugal: 99.3 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Portugal has 199 kcal more food per person per day than Morocco.

Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023) · Portugal: 3,553 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Morocco put in 439 more hours a year than in Portugal.

Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023) · Portugal: 1,735 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Portugal went to school 3.5 years longer than in Morocco.

Morocco: 6.2 years (2023) · Portugal: 9.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Portugal welcomed 9.3 times as many tourists per resident as Morocco (2019).

Morocco: 0.29 (2022) · Portugal: 2.71 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

91% of people in Morocco are online, versus 88% in Portugal.

Morocco: 91% (2024) · Portugal: 88% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Morocco and Portugal are practically level.

Morocco: 100% (2024) · Portugal: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

63% of people in Morocco live in cities, versus 61% in Portugal.

Morocco: 63% (2025) · Portugal: 61% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Portugal 124.

Morocco: 153 (2024) · Portugal: 124 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Portugal’s railway network is 10% longer than Morocco’s.

Morocco: 2,295 km (2021) · Portugal: 2,527 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Portugal fly 7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Morocco.

Morocco: 0.24 (2023) · Portugal: 1.69 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 36% of Portugal, but only 13% of Morocco.

Morocco: 12.9% (2023) · Portugal: 36.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Portugal emits 88% more CO₂ than someone in Morocco.

Morocco: 1.8 t (2024) · Portugal: 3.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

81% of Portugal’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco.

Morocco: 24% (2025) · Portugal: 81% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Morocco carries 66% more fine dust than in Portugal.

Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Portugal: 10.5 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 Portugal.

Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024) · Portugal: 0.7 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Morocco are 2.6 times as deadly as in Portugal.

Morocco: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Portugal: 7.2 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Morocco is on average 3.4 °C warmer than Portugal.

Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 15.9°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Portugal gets 3.2 times as much rain as Morocco.

Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 777 mm (2016–2025 avg)

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Quick answers

Is Morocco bigger than Portugal?

Morocco is larger. Portugal fits inside Morocco 4.8 times.

Which has more people, Morocco or Portugal?

Morocco has 3.6 times as many people as Portugal (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Morocco or Portugal?

People in Portugal live 6.9 years longer than in Morocco. Life expectancy at birth is 75.5 years in Morocco and 82.4 in Portugal.

Are people taller in Morocco or Portugal?

Men in Morocco are 2.0 cm taller than in Portugal (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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