Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Morocco is 87% bigger than Romania
Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024) · Romania: 238,397 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Morocco’s coastline is 13 times as long as Romania’s
Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Morocco’s highest peak towers 1,621 m above Romania’s
Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 55% of Romania
Morocco: 67.2% (2024) · Romania: 55.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Morocco has 2 times as many people as Romania
Morocco: 38.4 million (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Morocco is 4% more densely populated than Romania
Morocco: 86 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Romania are 1.5 cm taller than in Morocco
Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019) · Romania: 177.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Romania are 3.5 cm taller than in Morocco
Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019) · Romania: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Romania is 13 years older than in Morocco
Morocco: 29.2 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Morocco have 0.8 more children on average than in Romania
Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024) · Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Romania are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Morocco
Morocco: 8.5% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Romania hosts 57 times as many refugees per resident as Morocco
Morocco: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Romania: 10.9 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3
Morocco: 0.3 (2026) · Romania: 2.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Morocco has 2 official languages, Romania 1
Morocco: 2 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Romania’s economy is 2.4 times the size of Morocco’s
Morocco: $182 billion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Romania produces 4.6 times as much per person as Morocco
Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Morocco: no data · Romania: 29.8 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Morocco: no data · Romania: 0.7% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 6.0% in Romania
Morocco: 9% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, Romania 2.3%
Morocco: 3.5% (2025) · Romania: 2.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Morocco’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Romania’s 16%
Morocco: 22.7% (2024) · Romania: 16.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Romania’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Morocco’s
Morocco: 42% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Romania spends 4.5 times as much on health per person as Morocco
Morocco: $232 (2023) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Romania live 0.97 year longer than in Morocco
Morocco: 75.5 years (2024) · Romania: 76.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Morocco is 2.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Romania
Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Romania has 4.9 times as many doctors per person as Morocco
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021) · Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Romania has 9.9 times as many hospital beds per person as Morocco
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Romania: 7.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Romania is 2.4 times that in Morocco
Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 8.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 22% in Morocco
Morocco: 22% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 13% in Morocco
Morocco: 12.5% (2024) · Romania: 29.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Romania rate their lives 1.98 points higher than in Morocco
Morocco: 4.65 (2025) · Romania: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Romania drink 38 times as much alcohol as in Morocco
Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Romania has 2.2 times as much meat per person as Morocco
Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Romania has 295 kcal more food per person per day than Morocco
Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 348 more hours a year than in Romania
Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Romania went to school 5.4 years longer than in Morocco
Morocco: 6.2 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Romania welcomed 2.4 times as many tourists per resident as Morocco (2019)
Morocco: 0.29 (2022) · Romania: 0.7 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Romania has 2 more World Heritage sites than Morocco (11 against 9)
Morocco: 9 (2026) · Romania: 11 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Romania has won 318 Olympic medals, Morocco 26
Morocco: 26 (2026 edition) · Romania: 318 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
Romania and Morocco are practically level
Morocco: 91% (2024) · Romania: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Romania is 4.2 times as fast as in Morocco
Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026) · Romania: 316 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Morocco and Romania are practically level
Morocco: 100% (2024) · Romania: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Morocco live in cities, versus 52% in Romania
Morocco: 63% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Romania 120
Morocco: 153 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Romania’s railway network is 4.7 times as long as Morocco’s
Morocco: 2,295 km (2021) · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Morocco fly 65% more passengers per resident than those from Romania
Morocco: 0.24 (2023) · Romania: 0.15 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 30% of Romania, but only 13% of Morocco
Morocco: 12.8% (2024) · Romania: 30.2% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Romania emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Morocco
Morocco: 1.8 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
47% of Romania’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco
Morocco: 24% (2025) · Romania: 47% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Morocco carries 22% more fine dust than in Romania
Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 49% more likely to be murdered in Morocco than in Romania
Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024) · Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Morocco are 63% deadlier than in Romania
Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 13.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Morocco is on average 8.3 °C warmer than Romania
Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Romania gets 3.2 times as much rain as Morocco
Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Morocco bigger than Romania?
Morocco is larger. Morocco is 87% bigger than Romania.
Which has more people, Morocco or Romania?
Morocco has 2 times as many people as Romania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Morocco or Romania?
People in Romania live 0.97 year longer than in Morocco. Life expectancy at birth is 75.5 years in Morocco and 76.5 in Romania.
Are people taller in Morocco or Romania?
Men in Romania are 1.5 cm taller than in Morocco (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).