Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Morocco is 87% bigger than Romania.
Morocco: 446,550 km² (2023) · Romania: 238,400 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3.
Morocco: 0.3 (2025) · Romania: 2.1 (2025)
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 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% (2024) · Romania: 2.3% (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 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)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
Romania and Morocco are practically level.
Morocco: 91% (2024) · Romania: 91% (2024)
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: 12.9% (2023) · Romania: 30.1% (2023)
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 94% deadlier than in Romania.
Morocco: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).