Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Morocco fits inside Saudi Arabia 4.8 times
Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Morocco’s coastline is 12% longer than Saudi Arabia’s
Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Morocco’s highest peak towers 1,165 m above Saudi Arabia’s
Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 82% of Saudi Arabia, versus 67% of Morocco
Morocco: 67.2% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 81.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Morocco has 4% more people than Saudi Arabia
Morocco: 38.4 million (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Morocco is 5 times as densely populated as Saudi Arabia
Morocco: 86 per km² (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Morocco are 5.7 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia
Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 170.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Morocco are 2.3 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia
Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 158.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
Saudi Arabia and Morocco are practically level
Morocco: 29.2 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Saudi Arabia have 0.1 more children on average than in Morocco
Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.5% of people in Morocco are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Saudi Arabia
Morocco: 8.5% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Morocco hosts 16 times as many refugees per resident as Saudi Arabia
Morocco: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0.012 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Morocco has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Saudi Arabia none
Morocco: 0.3 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Morocco has 2 official languages, Saudi Arabia 1
Morocco: 2 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Saudi Arabia’s economy is 7 times the size of Morocco’s
Morocco: $182 billion (2025) · Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Saudi Arabia produces 6.6 times as much per person as Morocco
Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 3.0% in Saudi Arabia
Morocco: 9% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Saudi Arabia spends 6.5% of its GDP on the military, Morocco 3.5%
Morocco: 3.5% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Morocco’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Saudi Arabia’s 8.1%
Morocco: 22.7% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 8.1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Saudi Arabia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Morocco’s
Morocco: 42% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Saudi Arabia spends 7.9 times as much on health per person as Morocco
Morocco: $232 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Saudi Arabia live 3.5 years longer than in Morocco
Morocco: 75.5 years (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 79 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Morocco is 3.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Saudi Arabia
Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Saudi Arabia has 4.6 times as many doctors per person as Morocco
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Saudi Arabia has 3.3 times as many hospital beds per person as Morocco
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Morocco is 55% higher than in Saudi Arabia
Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
39% of adults in Saudi Arabia are obese, versus 22% in Morocco
Morocco: 22% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
15% of adults in Saudi Arabia smoke, versus 13% in Morocco
Morocco: 12.5% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Saudi Arabia rate their lives 2.17 points higher than in Morocco
Morocco: 4.65 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data
How much meat is on the menu?
Saudi Arabia has 77% more meat per person than Morocco
Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Saudi Arabia has 306 kcal more food per person per day than Morocco
Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 49 more hours a year than in Saudi Arabia
Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Saudi Arabia went to school 5.4 years longer than in Morocco
Morocco: 6.2 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Saudi Arabia welcomed 2.9 times as many tourists per resident as Morocco (2019)
Morocco: 0.29 (2022) · Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Morocco has 1 more World Heritage site than Saudi Arabia (9 against 8)
Morocco: 9 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Morocco has won 26 Olympic medals, Saudi Arabia 4
Morocco: 26 (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 91% in Morocco
Morocco: 91% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Saudi Arabia is 2.6 times as fast as in Morocco
Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 196 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Morocco and Saudi Arabia are practically level
Morocco: 100% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
85% of people in Saudi Arabia live in cities, versus 63% in Morocco
Morocco: 63% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Saudi Arabia has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Morocco 153
Morocco: 153 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Saudi Arabia’s railway network is 28% longer than Morocco’s
Morocco: 2,295 km (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Saudi Arabia fly 5.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Morocco
Morocco: 0.24 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 13% of Morocco, but only 1.3% of Saudi Arabia
Morocco: 12.8% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Morocco
Morocco: 1.8 t (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
24% of Morocco’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia
Morocco: 24% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Saudi Arabia carries 2.9 times as much fine dust as in Morocco
Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 78% more likely to be murdered in Morocco than in Saudi Arabia
Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Morocco are 4% deadlier than in Saudi Arabia
Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 21.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Saudi Arabia is on average 7.5 °C warmer than Morocco
Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Morocco gets 3.9 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia
Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Morocco bigger than Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia is larger. Morocco fits inside Saudi Arabia 4.8 times.
Which has more people, Morocco or Saudi Arabia?
Morocco has 4% more people than Saudi Arabia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Morocco or Saudi Arabia?
People in Saudi Arabia live 3.5 years longer than in Morocco. Life expectancy at birth is 75.5 years in Morocco and 79.0 in Saudi Arabia.
Are people taller in Morocco or Saudi Arabia?
Men in Morocco are 5.7 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
