Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
South Korea fits inside Morocco 4.4 times
Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024) · South Korea: 100,460 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Morocco’s coastline is 22% longer than South Korea’s
Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition) · South Korea: 2,413 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Morocco’s highest peak towers 2,215 m above South Korea’s
Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition) · South Korea: 1,950 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 16% of South Korea
Morocco: 67.2% (2024) · South Korea: 16% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
South Korea has 34% more people than Morocco
Morocco: 38.4 million (2025) · South Korea: 51.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
South Korea is 6.1 times as densely populated as Morocco
Morocco: 86 per km² (2025) · South Korea: 530 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Morocco and South Korea are practically level
Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019) · South Korea: 175.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in South Korea are 2.0 cm taller than in Morocco
Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019) · South Korea: 163.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in South Korea is 15 years older than in Morocco
Morocco: 29.2 years (2023) · South Korea: 44.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Morocco have 1.5 more children on average than in South Korea
Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024) · South Korea: 0.75 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in South Korea are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Morocco
Morocco: 8.5% (2025) · South Korea: 20.3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Morocco hosts 2.2 times as many refugees per resident as South Korea
Morocco: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · South Korea: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
South Korea has produced 0.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3
Morocco: 0.3 (2026) · South Korea: 0.6 (2026)
How many official languages?
Morocco has 2 official languages, South Korea 1
Morocco: 2 (2026) · South Korea: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
South Korea’s economy is 10 times the size of Morocco’s
Morocco: $182 billion (2025) · South Korea: $1.87 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
South Korea produces 5.7 times as much per person as Morocco
Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025) · South Korea: Int$63,125 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Morocco: no data · South Korea: 32.9 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Morocco: no data · South Korea: 0.1% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 2.7% in South Korea
Morocco: 9% (2025) · South Korea: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, South Korea 2.6%
Morocco: 3.5% (2025) · South Korea: 2.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Morocco’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, South Korea’s 13%
Morocco: 22.7% (2024) · South Korea: 13.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
South Korea’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Morocco’s
Morocco: 42% (2025) · South Korea: 57% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
South Korea spends 14 times as much on health per person as Morocco
Morocco: $232 (2023) · South Korea: $3,137 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in South Korea live 8.1 years longer than in Morocco
Morocco: 75.5 years (2024) · South Korea: 83.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Morocco is 6.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in South Korea
Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024) · South Korea: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
South Korea has 3.5 times as many doctors per person as Morocco
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021) · South Korea: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
South Korea has 18 times as many hospital beds per person as Morocco
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · South Korea: 12.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in South Korea is 6.9 times that in Morocco
Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023) · South Korea: 23.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Morocco are obese, versus 7.5% in South Korea
Morocco: 22% (2024) · South Korea: 7.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in South Korea smoke, versus 13% in Morocco
Morocco: 12.5% (2024) · South Korea: 18.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in South Korea rate their lives 1.39 points higher than in Morocco
Morocco: 4.65 (2025) · South Korea: 6.04 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in South Korea drink 18 times as much alcohol as in Morocco
Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023) · South Korea: 8.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
South Korea has 2.6 times as much meat per person as Morocco
Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023) · South Korea: 84 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
South Korea has 76 kcal more food per person per day than Morocco
Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023) · South Korea: 3,430 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 263 more hours a year than in South Korea
Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023) · South Korea: 1,910 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in South Korea went to school 6.5 years longer than in Morocco
Morocco: 6.2 years (2023) · South Korea: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
South Korea welcomed 9% more tourists per resident than Morocco (2019)
Morocco: 0.29 (2022) · South Korea: 0.32 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
South Korea has 8 more World Heritage sites than Morocco (17 against 9)
Morocco: 9 (2026) · South Korea: 17 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
South Korea has won 409 Olympic medals, Morocco 26
Morocco: 26 (2026 edition) · South Korea: 409 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
98% of people in South Korea are online, versus 91% in Morocco
Morocco: 91% (2024) · South Korea: 98% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in South Korea is 3.9 times as fast as in Morocco
Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026) · South Korea: 298 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Morocco and South Korea are practically level
Morocco: 100% (2024) · South Korea: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in South Korea live in cities, versus 63% in Morocco
Morocco: 63% (2025) · South Korea: 81% (2025)
How many phones per person?
South Korea has 173 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Morocco 153
Morocco: 153 (2024) · South Korea: 173 (2024)
How much railway is there?
South Korea’s railway network is 88% longer than Morocco’s
Morocco: 2,295 km (2021) · South Korea: 4,309 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from South Korea fly 6.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Morocco
Morocco: 0.24 (2023) · South Korea: 1.48 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 64% of South Korea, but only 13% of Morocco
Morocco: 12.8% (2024) · South Korea: 64.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in South Korea emits 6.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Morocco
Morocco: 1.8 t (2024) · South Korea: 11.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
24% of Morocco’s electricity is renewable, versus 10% in South Korea
Morocco: 24% (2025) · South Korea: 10.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in South Korea carries 21% more fine dust than in Morocco
Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024) · South Korea: 21 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.5 times as likely to be murdered in Morocco as in South Korea
Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024) · South Korea: 0.5 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Morocco are 2.6 times as deadly as in South Korea
Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023) · South Korea: 8.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Morocco is on average 6.1 °C warmer than South Korea
Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · South Korea: 13.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
South Korea gets 5.3 times as much rain as Morocco
Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg) · South Korea: 1,265 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Morocco bigger than South Korea?
Morocco is larger. South Korea fits inside Morocco 4.4 times.
Which has more people, Morocco or South Korea?
South Korea has 34% more people than Morocco (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Morocco or South Korea?
People in South Korea live 8.1 years longer than in Morocco. Life expectancy at birth is 75.5 years in Morocco and 83.6 in South Korea.
Are people taller in Morocco or South Korea?
Morocco and South Korea are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).