Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Switzerland fits inside Morocco 11 times.
Morocco: 446,550 km² (2023) · Switzerland: 41,291 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Switzerland’s highest peak towers 469 m above Morocco’s.
Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Morocco has 4.2 times as many people as Switzerland.
Morocco: 38.4 million (2025) · Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Switzerland is 2.7 times as densely populated as Morocco.
Morocco: 86 per km² (2025) · Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Switzerland are 2.4 cm taller than in Morocco.
Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019) · Switzerland: 178.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Switzerland are 3.2 cm taller than in Morocco.
Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019) · Switzerland: 164.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Switzerland is 13 years older than in Morocco.
Morocco: 29.2 years (2023) · Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Morocco have 0.9 more children on average than in Switzerland.
Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024) · Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Switzerland are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Morocco.
Morocco: 8.5% (2025) · Switzerland: 20.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3.
Morocco: 0.3 (2025) · Switzerland: 20.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Switzerland has 4 official languages, Morocco 2.
Morocco: 2 (2026) · Switzerland: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Switzerland’s economy is 5.7 times the size of Morocco’s.
Morocco: $182 billion (2025) · Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Switzerland produces 9.2 times as much per person as Morocco.
Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025) · Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Morocco: no data · Switzerland: 33.8 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 4.9% in Switzerland.
Morocco: 9% (2025) · Switzerland: 4.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, Switzerland 0.7%.
Morocco: 3.5% (2024) · Switzerland: 0.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.7× Morocco’s.
Morocco: 42% (2025) · Switzerland: 112% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Switzerland spends 51 times as much on health per person as Morocco.
Morocco: $232 (2023) · Switzerland: $11,784 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Switzerland live 8.9 years longer than in Morocco.
Morocco: 75.5 years (2024) · Switzerland: 84.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Morocco is 4.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Switzerland.
Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Switzerland has 6.1 times as many doctors per person as Morocco.
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021) · Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Morocco are obese, versus 13% in Switzerland.
Morocco: 22% (2024) · Switzerland: 12.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in Switzerland smoke, versus 13% in Morocco.
Morocco: 12.5% (2024) · Switzerland: 23.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Switzerland rate their lives 2.37 points higher than in Morocco.
Morocco: 4.65 (2025) · Switzerland: 7.02 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Switzerland drink 19 times as much alcohol as in Morocco.
Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023) · Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Switzerland has 2 times as much meat per person as Morocco.
Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023) · Switzerland: 64 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Switzerland has 49 kcal more food per person per day than Morocco.
Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023) · Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 645 more hours a year than in Switzerland.
Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023) · Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Switzerland went to school 7.8 years longer than in Morocco.
Morocco: 6.2 years (2023) · Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Switzerland welcomed 3.6 times as many tourists per resident as Morocco (2019).
Morocco: 0.29 (2022) · Switzerland: 1.04 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 91% in Morocco.
Morocco: 91% (2024) · Switzerland: 97% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
Morocco and Switzerland are practically level.
Morocco: 100% (2024) · Switzerland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Switzerland live in cities, versus 63% in Morocco.
Morocco: 63% (2025) · Switzerland: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Switzerland 129.
Morocco: 153 (2024) · Switzerland: 129 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Switzerland’s railway network is 80% longer than Morocco’s.
Morocco: 2,295 km (2021) · Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Switzerland fly 13 times as many passengers per resident as those from Morocco.
Morocco: 0.24 (2023) · Switzerland: 3.05 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 32% of Switzerland, but only 13% of Morocco.
Morocco: 12.9% (2023) · Switzerland: 32.4% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Switzerland emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Morocco.
Morocco: 1.8 t (2024) · Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Switzerland’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco.
Morocco: 24% (2025) · Switzerland: 67.8% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Morocco carries 93% more fine dust than in Switzerland.
Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.8 times as likely to be murdered in Morocco as in Switzerland.
Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024) · Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Morocco are 7.8 times as deadly as in Switzerland.
Morocco: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Morocco is on average 12.8 °C warmer than Switzerland.
Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Switzerland gets 6.7 times as much rain as Morocco.
Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Morocco bigger than Switzerland?
Morocco is larger. Switzerland fits inside Morocco 11 times.
Which has more people, Morocco or Switzerland?
Morocco has 4.2 times as many people as Switzerland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Morocco or Switzerland?
People in Switzerland live 8.9 years longer than in Morocco. Life expectancy at birth is 75.5 years in Morocco and 84.4 in Switzerland.
Are people taller in Morocco or Switzerland?
Men in Switzerland are 2.4 cm taller than in Morocco (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
