Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Morocco fits inside Tanzania 2.1 times
Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024) · Tanzania: 945,500 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Morocco’s coastline is 2.1 times as long as Tanzania’s
Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 1,730 m above Morocco’s
Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 45% of Tanzania
Morocco: 67.2% (2024) · Tanzania: 45.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 84% more people than Morocco
Morocco: 38.4 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Morocco is 8% more densely populated than Tanzania
Morocco: 86 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Morocco are 9.4 cm taller than in Tanzania
Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Morocco are 4.3 cm taller than in Tanzania
Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Morocco is 12 years older than in Tanzania
Morocco: 29.2 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 2.3 more children on average than in Morocco
Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.5% of people in Morocco are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania
Morocco: 8.5% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Tanzania hosts 13 times as many refugees per resident as Morocco
Morocco: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Tanzania: 2.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Morocco has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania none
Morocco: 0.3 (2026) · Tanzania: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Morocco and Tanzania are practically level
Morocco: 2 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Morocco’s economy is 2 times the size of Tanzania’s
Morocco: $182 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Morocco produces 2.5 times as much per person as Tanzania
Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Morocco: no data · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Morocco: no data · Tanzania: 51.3% (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 1.6% in Tanzania
Morocco: 9% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, Tanzania 1.2%
Morocco: 3.5% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Morocco’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Tanzania’s 12%
Morocco: 22.7% (2024) · Tanzania: 12.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Morocco’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Tanzania’s
Morocco: 42% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Morocco spends 6.4 times as much on health per person as Tanzania
Morocco: $232 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Morocco live 8.3 years longer than in Tanzania
Morocco: 75.5 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Morocco
Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Morocco has 5.5 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Tanzania has 15% more hospital beds per person than Morocco
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Tanzania is 4.4 times that in Morocco
Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 14.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Morocco are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania
Morocco: 22% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
13% of adults in Morocco smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania
Morocco: 12.5% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Morocco rate their lives 0.74 points higher than in Tanzania
Morocco: 4.65 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Tanzania drink 3.3 times as much alcohol as in Morocco
Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Morocco has 2.7 times as much meat per person as Tanzania
Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Morocco has 836 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania
Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 45 more hours a year than in Tanzania
Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Morocco went to school 0.13 years longer than in Tanzania
Morocco: 6.2 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Morocco welcomed 13 times as many tourists per resident as Tanzania (2019)
Morocco: 0.29 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Morocco has 2 more World Heritage sites than Tanzania (9 against 7)
Morocco: 9 (2026) · Tanzania: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Morocco has won 26 Olympic medals, Tanzania 2
Morocco: 26 (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 2 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Morocco are online, versus 31% in Tanzania
Morocco: 91% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Morocco is 35% faster than in Tanzania
Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026) · Tanzania: 56 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Morocco have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania
Morocco: 100% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Morocco live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania
Morocco: 63% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Tanzania 127
Morocco: 153 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Tanzania’s railway network is 18% longer than Morocco’s
Morocco: 2,295 km (2021) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Morocco fly 9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania
Morocco: 0.24 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 13% of Morocco
Morocco: 12.8% (2024) · Tanzania: 49.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Morocco emits 6.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania
Morocco: 1.8 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
33% of Tanzania’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco
Morocco: 24% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tanzania carries 41% more fine dust than in Morocco
Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.2 times as likely to be murdered in Tanzania as in Morocco
Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Morocco are 10% deadlier than in Tanzania
Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 20.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Tanzania is on average 3.8 °C warmer than Morocco
Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Tanzania gets 4.6 times as much rain as Morocco
Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Morocco bigger than Tanzania?
Tanzania is larger. Morocco fits inside Tanzania 2.1 times.
Which has more people, Morocco or Tanzania?
Tanzania has 84% more people than Morocco (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Morocco or Tanzania?
People in Morocco live 8.3 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 75.5 years in Morocco and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in Morocco or Tanzania?
Men in Morocco are 9.4 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
