Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Sweden is 18% bigger than Morocco
Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024) · Sweden: 528,860 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Sweden’s coastline is 9% longer than Morocco’s
Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition) · Sweden: 3,218 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Morocco’s highest peak towers 2,065 m above Sweden’s
Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition) · Sweden: 2,100 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 7.3% of Sweden
Morocco: 67.2% (2024) · Sweden: 7.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Morocco has 3.6 times as many people as Sweden
Morocco: 38.4 million (2025) · Sweden: 10.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Morocco is 3.3 times as densely populated as Sweden
Morocco: 86 per km² (2025) · Sweden: 26 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Sweden are 4.1 cm taller than in Morocco
Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019) · Sweden: 180.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sweden are 5.5 cm taller than in Morocco
Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019) · Sweden: 166.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Sweden is 11 years older than in Morocco
Morocco: 29.2 years (2023) · Sweden: 39.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Morocco have 0.8 more children on average than in Sweden
Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024) · Sweden: 1.43 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Sweden are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Morocco
Morocco: 8.5% (2025) · Sweden: 20.9% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Sweden hosts 72 times as many refugees per resident as Morocco
Morocco: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Sweden: 13.6 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Sweden has produced 28.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3
Morocco: 0.3 (2026) · Sweden: 28.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Morocco has 2 official languages, Sweden 1
Morocco: 2 (2026) · Sweden: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Sweden’s economy is 3.7 times the size of Morocco’s
Morocco: $182 billion (2025) · Sweden: $669 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Sweden produces 6.5 times as much per person as Morocco
Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025) · Sweden: Int$72,529 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Morocco: no data · Sweden: 29.3 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Morocco: no data · Sweden: 0.8% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Morocco and Sweden are practically level
Morocco: 9% (2025) · Sweden: 8.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, Sweden 2.5%
Morocco: 3.5% (2025) · Sweden: 2.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Sweden’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Morocco’s 23%
Morocco: 22.7% (2024) · Sweden: 27.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Sweden’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Morocco’s
Morocco: 42% (2025) · Sweden: 87% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Sweden spends 28 times as much on health per person as Morocco
Morocco: $232 (2023) · Sweden: $6,485 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Sweden live 8.6 years longer than in Morocco
Morocco: 75.5 years (2024) · Sweden: 84.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Morocco is 7.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sweden
Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Sweden: 2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Sweden has 6 times as many doctors per person as Morocco
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021) · Sweden: 4.4 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Sweden has 2.6 times as many hospital beds per person as Morocco
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Sweden: 1.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Sweden is 3.7 times that in Morocco
Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023) · Sweden: 12.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Morocco are obese, versus 19% in Sweden
Morocco: 22% (2024) · Sweden: 18.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
20% of adults in Sweden smoke, versus 13% in Morocco
Morocco: 12.5% (2024) · Sweden: 20.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Sweden rate their lives 2.61 points higher than in Morocco
Morocco: 4.65 (2025) · Sweden: 7.26 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Sweden drink 19 times as much alcohol as in Morocco
Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023) · Sweden: 8.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Sweden has 2.1 times as much meat per person as Morocco
Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023) · Sweden: 68.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Sweden and Morocco are practically level
Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023) · Sweden: 3,367 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 742 more hours a year than in Sweden
Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023) · Sweden: 1,432 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Sweden went to school 6.5 years longer than in Morocco
Morocco: 6.2 years (2023) · Sweden: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Sweden welcomed 2.2 times as many tourists per resident as Morocco (2019)
Morocco: 0.29 (2022) · Sweden: 0.63 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Sweden has 6 more World Heritage sites than Morocco (15 against 9)
Morocco: 9 (2026) · Sweden: 15 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Sweden has won 709 Olympic medals, Morocco 26
Morocco: 26 (2026 edition) · Sweden: 709 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Sweden are online, versus 91% in Morocco
Morocco: 91% (2024) · Sweden: 96% (2025)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Sweden is 3.3 times as fast as in Morocco
Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026) · Sweden: 248 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Morocco and Sweden are practically level
Morocco: 100% (2024) · Sweden: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Sweden live in cities, versus 63% in Morocco
Morocco: 63% (2025) · Sweden: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sweden 141
Morocco: 153 (2024) · Sweden: 141 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Sweden’s railway network is 4.2 times as long as Morocco’s
Morocco: 2,295 km (2021) · Sweden: 9,714 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Sweden fly 7.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Morocco
Morocco: 0.24 (2023) · Sweden: 1.85 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 13% of Morocco
Morocco: 12.8% (2024) · Sweden: 68.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Sweden emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Morocco
Morocco: 1.8 t (2024) · Sweden: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
71% of Sweden’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco
Morocco: 24% (2025) · Sweden: 71.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Morocco carries 3.1 times as much fine dust as in Sweden
Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Sweden: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 45% more likely to be murdered in Morocco than in Sweden
Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024) · Sweden: 1.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Morocco are 6.5 times as deadly as in Sweden
Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023) · Sweden: 3.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Morocco is on average 15.0 °C warmer than Sweden
Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 4.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Sweden gets 3.3 times as much rain as Morocco
Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 801 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Morocco bigger than Sweden?
Sweden is larger. Sweden is 18% bigger than Morocco.
Which has more people, Morocco or Sweden?
Morocco has 3.6 times as many people as Sweden (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Morocco or Sweden?
People in Sweden live 8.6 years longer than in Morocco. Life expectancy at birth is 75.5 years in Morocco and 84.1 in Sweden.
Are people taller in Morocco or Sweden?
Men in Sweden are 4.1 cm taller than in Morocco (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
