Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Morocco fits inside Russia 38 times
Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024) · Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Russia’s coastline is 13 times as long as Morocco’s
Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition) · Russia: 37,653 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Russia’s highest peak towers 1,477 m above Morocco’s
Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition) · Russia: 5,642 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 13% of Russia
Morocco: 67.2% (2024) · Russia: 13.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Russia has 3.7 times as many people as Morocco
Morocco: 38.4 million (2025) · Russia: 144 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Morocco is 9.8 times as densely populated as Russia
Morocco: 86 per km² (2025) · Russia: 9 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Russia and Morocco are practically level
Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019) · Russia: 176.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Russia are 3.3 cm taller than in Morocco
Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019) · Russia: 164.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Russia is 10 years older than in Morocco
Morocco: 29.2 years (2023) · Russia: 39.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Morocco have 0.8 more children on average than in Russia
Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024) · Russia: 1.42 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Russia are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Morocco
Morocco: 8.5% (2025) · Russia: 17.8% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Morocco hosts 2.3 times as many refugees per resident as Russia
Morocco: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Russia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Russia has produced 2.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3
Morocco: 0.3 (2026) · Russia: 2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Morocco has 2 official languages, Russia 1
Morocco: 2 (2026) · Russia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Russia’s economy is 14 times the size of Morocco’s
Morocco: $182 billion (2025) · Russia: $2.56 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Russia produces 4.5 times as much per person as Morocco
Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025) · Russia: Int$49,568 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Morocco: no data · Russia: 33 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Morocco: no data · Russia: 0.1% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 2.1% in Russia
Morocco: 9% (2025) · Russia: 2.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Russia spends 7.5% of its GDP on the military, Morocco 3.5%
Morocco: 3.5% (2025) · Russia: 7.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Morocco’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Russia’s 11%
Morocco: 22.7% (2024) · Russia: 10.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Morocco’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Russia’s
Morocco: 42% (2025) · Russia: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Russia spends 4.3 times as much on health per person as Morocco
Morocco: $232 (2023) · Russia: $1,003 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Morocco live 2.1 years longer than in Russia
Morocco: 75.5 years (2024) · Russia: 73.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Morocco is 3.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Russia
Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Russia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Russia has 6.9 times as many doctors per person as Morocco
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021) · Russia: 5.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Russia has 9.3 times as many hospital beds per person as Morocco
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Russia: 6.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Russia is 5.8 times that in Morocco
Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 19.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Morocco are obese, versus 21% in Russia
Morocco: 22% (2024) · Russia: 21.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
27% of adults in Russia smoke, versus 13% in Morocco
Morocco: 12.5% (2024) · Russia: 27% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Russia rate their lives 1.19 points higher than in Morocco
Morocco: 4.65 (2025) · Russia: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Russia drink 23 times as much alcohol as in Morocco
Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023) · Russia: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Russia has 2.6 times as much meat per person as Morocco
Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023) · Russia: 84.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Russia has 175 kcal more food per person per day than Morocco
Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023) · Russia: 3,528 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 87 more hours a year than in Russia
Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023) · Russia: 2,087 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Russia went to school 6.2 years longer than in Morocco
Morocco: 6.2 years (2023) · Russia: 12.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Morocco: 0.29 (2022) · Russia: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Russia has 24 more World Heritage sites than Morocco (33 against 9)
Morocco: 9 (2026) · Russia: 33 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Russia has won 539 Olympic medals, Morocco 26
Morocco: 26 (2026 edition) · Russia: 539 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Russia are online, versus 91% in Morocco
Morocco: 91% (2024) · Russia: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026) · Russia: no data
Who has electricity at home?
Morocco and Russia are practically level
Morocco: 100% (2024) · Russia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Russia live in cities, versus 63% in Morocco
Morocco: 63% (2025) · Russia: 75% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Morocco 153
Morocco: 153 (2024) · Russia: 186 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Russia’s railway network is 37 times as long as Morocco’s
Morocco: 2,295 km (2021) · Russia: 85,544 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Russia fly 2.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Morocco
Morocco: 0.24 (2023) · Russia: 0.69 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Russia, but only 13% of Morocco
Morocco: 12.8% (2024) · Russia: 50.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Russia emits 6.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Morocco
Morocco: 1.8 t (2024) · Russia: 12.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
24% of Morocco’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Russia
Morocco: 24% (2025) · Russia: 17.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Morocco carries 35% more fine dust than in Russia
Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Russia: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.7 times as likely to be murdered in Russia as in Morocco
Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024) · Russia: 7.8 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Morocco are 66% deadlier than in Russia
Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 13.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Morocco is on average 21.9 °C warmer than Russia
Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: -2.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Russia gets 2.4 times as much rain as Morocco
Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: 586 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Morocco bigger than Russia?
Russia is larger. Morocco fits inside Russia 38 times.
Which has more people, Morocco or Russia?
Russia has 3.7 times as many people as Morocco (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Morocco or Russia?
People in Morocco live 2.1 years longer than in Russia. Life expectancy at birth is 75.5 years in Morocco and 73.4 in Russia.
Are people taller in Morocco or Russia?
Russia and Morocco are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
