Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Spain is 13% bigger than Morocco
Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024) · Spain: 505,981 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Spain’s coastline is 69% longer than Morocco’s
Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition) · Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Morocco’s highest peak towers 447 m above Spain’s
Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition) · Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 49% of Spain
Morocco: 67.2% (2024) · Spain: 49.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Spain has 28% more people than Morocco
Morocco: 38.4 million (2025) · Spain: 49.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Spain is 15% more densely populated than Morocco
Morocco: 86 per km² (2025) · Spain: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Morocco and Spain are practically level
Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019) · Spain: 176.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Spain are 0.8 cm taller than in Morocco
Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019) · Spain: 162 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Spain is 16 years older than in Morocco
Morocco: 29.2 years (2023) · Spain: 44.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Morocco have 1.1 more children on average than in Spain
Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024) · Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Morocco
Morocco: 8.5% (2025) · Spain: 21.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Spain hosts 54 times as many refugees per resident as Morocco
Morocco: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Spain: 10.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Spain has produced 1.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3
Morocco: 0.3 (2026) · Spain: 1.4 (2026)
How many official languages?
Morocco has 2 official languages, Spain 1
Morocco: 2 (2026) · Spain: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Spain’s economy is 10 times the size of Morocco’s
Morocco: $182 billion (2025) · Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Spain produces 5.4 times as much per person as Morocco
Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025) · Spain: Int$59,868 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Morocco: no data · Spain: 33.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Morocco: no data · Spain: 0.8% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 9.0% in Morocco
Morocco: 9% (2025) · Spain: 10.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, Spain 2.1%
Morocco: 3.5% (2025) · Spain: 2.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Morocco’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Spain’s 15%
Morocco: 22.7% (2024) · Spain: 14.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Spain’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Morocco’s
Morocco: 42% (2025) · Spain: 65% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Spain spends 13 times as much on health per person as Morocco
Morocco: $232 (2023) · Spain: $3,107 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Spain live 8.4 years longer than in Morocco
Morocco: 75.5 years (2024) · Spain: 83.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Morocco is 5.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Spain
Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Spain has 5.8 times as many doctors per person as Morocco
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021) · Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Spain has 4 times as many hospital beds per person as Morocco
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Spain: 2.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Spain is 2.1 times that in Morocco
Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023) · Spain: 7.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Morocco are obese, versus 19% in Spain
Morocco: 22% (2024) · Spain: 18.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Spain smoke, versus 13% in Morocco
Morocco: 12.5% (2024) · Spain: 27.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Spain rate their lives 1.89 points higher than in Morocco
Morocco: 4.65 (2025) · Spain: 6.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Spain drink 27 times as much alcohol as in Morocco
Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023) · Spain: 12.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Spain has 3.1 times as much meat per person as Morocco
Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023) · Spain: 100.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Spain has 23 kcal more food per person per day than Morocco
Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023) · Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 536 more hours a year than in Spain
Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023) · Spain: 1,638 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Spain went to school 4.6 years longer than in Morocco
Morocco: 6.2 years (2023) · Spain: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Spain welcomed 6.6 times as many tourists per resident as Morocco (2019)
Morocco: 0.29 (2022) · Spain: 1.92 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Spain has 41 more World Heritage sites than Morocco (50 against 9)
Morocco: 9 (2026) · Spain: 50 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Spain has won 195 Olympic medals, Morocco 26
Morocco: 26 (2026 edition) · Spain: 195 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Spain are online, versus 91% in Morocco
Morocco: 91% (2024) · Spain: 96% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Spain is 4.3 times as fast as in Morocco
Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026) · Spain: 324 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Morocco and Spain are practically level
Morocco: 100% (2024) · Spain: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in Spain live in cities, versus 63% in Morocco
Morocco: 63% (2025) · Spain: 81% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Spain 130
Morocco: 153 (2024) · Spain: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Spain’s railway network is 7 times as long as Morocco’s
Morocco: 2,295 km (2021) · Spain: 15,963 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Spain fly 7.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Morocco
Morocco: 0.24 (2023) · Spain: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of Spain, but only 13% of Morocco
Morocco: 12.8% (2024) · Spain: 38.2% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Spain emits 2.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Morocco
Morocco: 1.8 t (2024) · Spain: 4.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Spain’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco
Morocco: 24% (2025) · Spain: 55.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Morocco carries 74% more fine dust than in Spain
Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.4 times as likely to be murdered in Morocco as in Spain
Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024) · Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Morocco are 3.6 times as deadly as in Spain
Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023) · Spain: 6.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Morocco is on average 4.5 °C warmer than Spain
Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Spain gets 2.8 times as much rain as Morocco
Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 665 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Morocco bigger than Spain?
Spain is larger. Spain is 13% bigger than Morocco.
Which has more people, Morocco or Spain?
Spain has 28% more people than Morocco (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Morocco or Spain?
People in Spain live 8.4 years longer than in Morocco. Life expectancy at birth is 75.5 years in Morocco and 83.9 in Spain.
Are people taller in Morocco or Spain?
Morocco and Spain are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
