Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Sri Lanka fits inside Morocco 6.8 times
Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024) · Sri Lanka: 65,610 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Morocco’s coastline is 2.2 times as long as Sri Lanka’s
Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 1,340 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Morocco’s highest peak towers 1,641 m above Sri Lanka’s
Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 2,524 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 49% of Sri Lanka
Morocco: 67.2% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 48.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Morocco has 77% more people than Sri Lanka
Morocco: 38.4 million (2025) · Sri Lanka: 21.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Sri Lanka is 4.1 times as densely populated as Morocco
Morocco: 86 per km² (2025) · Sri Lanka: 352 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Morocco are 8.3 cm taller than in Sri Lanka
Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019) · Sri Lanka: 168.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Morocco are 5.3 cm taller than in Sri Lanka
Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019) · Sri Lanka: 155.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Sri Lanka is 3.6 years older than in Morocco
Morocco: 29.2 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 32.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Morocco have 0.3 more children on average than in Sri Lanka
Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.95 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
12% of people in Sri Lanka are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Morocco
Morocco: 8.5% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 12.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Morocco hosts 19 times as many refugees per resident as Sri Lanka
Morocco: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 0.0098 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Morocco has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sri Lanka none
Morocco: 0.3 (2026) · Sri Lanka: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Morocco and Sri Lanka are practically level
Morocco: 2 (2026) · Sri Lanka: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Morocco’s economy is 68% larger than Sri Lanka’s
Morocco: $182 billion (2025) · Sri Lanka: $109 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Sri Lanka produces 54% more per person than Morocco
Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025) · Sri Lanka: Int$17,065 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Morocco: no data · Sri Lanka: 37.7 (2019)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Morocco: no data · Sri Lanka: 2.7% (2019)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 4.0% in Sri Lanka
Morocco: 9% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, Sri Lanka 1.3%
Morocco: 3.5% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 1.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Morocco’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Sri Lanka’s 9.9%
Morocco: 22.7% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 9.9% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Morocco’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Sri Lanka’s
Morocco: 42% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Morocco spends 73% more on health per person than Sri Lanka
Morocco: $232 (2023) · Sri Lanka: $134 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Sri Lanka live 2.2 years longer than in Morocco
Morocco: 75.5 years (2024) · Sri Lanka: 77.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Morocco is 2.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sri Lanka
Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 5.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Sri Lanka has 54% more doctors per person than Morocco
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021) · Sri Lanka: 1.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Sri Lanka has 5.4 times as many hospital beds per person as Morocco
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Sri Lanka is 4.1 times that in Morocco
Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023) · Sri Lanka: 14 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Morocco are obese, versus 11% in Sri Lanka
Morocco: 22% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 11.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Sri Lanka smoke, versus 13% in Morocco
Morocco: 12.5% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Morocco rate their lives 0.63 points higher than in Sri Lanka
Morocco: 4.65 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4.01 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Sri Lanka drink 5.5 times as much alcohol as in Morocco
Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Morocco has 2.8 times as much meat per person as Sri Lanka
Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023) · Sri Lanka: 11.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Morocco has 679 kcal more food per person per day than Sri Lanka
Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,675 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 121 more hours a year than in Sri Lanka
Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,053 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Sri Lanka went to school 4.6 years longer than in Morocco
Morocco: 6.2 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Morocco welcomed 9 times as many tourists per resident as Sri Lanka (2019)
Morocco: 0.29 (2022) · Sri Lanka: 0.03 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Morocco has 1 more World Heritage site than Sri Lanka (9 against 8)
Morocco: 9 (2026) · Sri Lanka: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Morocco has won 26 Olympic medals, Sri Lanka 2
Morocco: 26 (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 2 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Morocco are online, versus 55% in Sri Lanka
Morocco: 91% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 55% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Morocco is 21% faster than in Sri Lanka
Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026) · Sri Lanka: 63 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Morocco and Sri Lanka are practically level
Morocco: 100% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Morocco live in cities, versus 20% in Sri Lanka
Morocco: 63% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 20% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sri Lanka 133
Morocco: 153 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 133 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Morocco’s railway network is 47% longer than Sri Lanka’s
Morocco: 2,295 km (2021) · Sri Lanka: 1,562 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Morocco fly 37% more passengers per resident than those from Sri Lanka
Morocco: 0.24 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 0.18 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Sri Lanka, but only 13% of Morocco
Morocco: 12.8% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 34.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Morocco emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sri Lanka
Morocco: 1.8 t (2024) · Sri Lanka: 0.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
62% of Sri Lanka’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco
Morocco: 24% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 61.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sri Lanka carries 19% more fine dust than in Morocco
Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2 times as likely to be murdered in Sri Lanka as in Morocco
Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024) · Sri Lanka: 3.3 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Morocco are 5% deadlier than in Sri Lanka
Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023) · Sri Lanka: 21.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sri Lanka is on average 7.5 °C warmer than Morocco
Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Sri Lanka gets 7.7 times as much rain as Morocco
Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 1,839 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Morocco bigger than Sri Lanka?
Morocco is larger. Sri Lanka fits inside Morocco 6.8 times.
Which has more people, Morocco or Sri Lanka?
Morocco has 77% more people than Sri Lanka (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Morocco or Sri Lanka?
People in Sri Lanka live 2.2 years longer than in Morocco. Life expectancy at birth is 75.5 years in Morocco and 77.7 in Sri Lanka.
Are people taller in Morocco or Sri Lanka?
Men in Morocco are 8.3 cm taller than in Sri Lanka (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
