Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Portugal fits inside Morocco 4.8 times
Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024) · Portugal: 92,230 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 41% of Portugal
Morocco: 67.2% (2024) · Portugal: 41.3% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Portugal hosts 34 times as many refugees per resident as Morocco
Morocco: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Portugal: 6.5 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Portugal: 1.9 (2026)
How many official languages?
Morocco has 2 official languages, Portugal 1
Morocco: 2 (2026) · Portugal: 1 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Morocco: no data · Portugal: 0.4% (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 1.7%
Morocco: 3.5% (2025) · Portugal: 1.7% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Morocco and Portugal are practically level
Morocco: 22.7% (2024) · Portugal: 22.3% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Portugal has 4.8 times as many hospital beds per person as Morocco
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Portugal: 3.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Portugal is 2.5 times that in Morocco
Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023) · Portugal: 8.6 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Portugal has 8 more World Heritage sites than Morocco (17 against 9)
Morocco: 9 (2026) · Portugal: 17 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Portugal has won 32 Olympic medals, Morocco 26
Morocco: 26 (2026 edition) · Portugal: 32 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Portugal is 4.4 times as fast as in Morocco
Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026) · Portugal: 330 Mbps (2026)
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 37% of Portugal, but only 13% of Morocco
Morocco: 12.8% (2024) · Portugal: 36.6% (2024)
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)
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 times as deadly as in Portugal
Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023) · Portugal: 11 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
