Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Thailand is 15% bigger than Morocco
Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024) · Thailand: 513,115 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Thailand’s coastline is 9% longer than Morocco’s
Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition) · Thailand: 3,219 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Morocco’s highest peak towers 1,600 m above Thailand’s
Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition) · Thailand: 2,565 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 43% of Thailand
Morocco: 67.2% (2024) · Thailand: 43.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Thailand has 86% more people than Morocco
Morocco: 38.4 million (2025) · Thailand: 71.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Thailand is 63% more densely populated than Morocco
Morocco: 86 per km² (2025) · Thailand: 140 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Morocco are 4.7 cm taller than in Thailand
Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019) · Thailand: 171.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Morocco are 1.8 cm taller than in Thailand
Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019) · Thailand: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Thailand is 10 years older than in Morocco
Morocco: 29.2 years (2023) · Thailand: 39.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Morocco have 1.0 more children on average than in Thailand
Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024) · Thailand: 1.2 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
16% of people in Thailand are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Morocco
Morocco: 8.5% (2025) · Thailand: 16% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Thailand hosts 6.2 times as many refugees per resident as Morocco
Morocco: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Thailand: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Morocco has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Thailand none
Morocco: 0.3 (2026) · Thailand: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Morocco has 2 official languages, Thailand 1
Morocco: 2 (2026) · Thailand: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Thailand’s economy is 3.2 times the size of Morocco’s
Morocco: $182 billion (2025) · Thailand: $577 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Thailand produces 2.4 times as much per person as Morocco
Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025) · Thailand: Int$26,250 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Morocco: no data · Thailand: 33.3 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Morocco: no data · Thailand: 0% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 0.8% in Thailand
Morocco: 9% (2025) · Thailand: 0.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, Thailand 1.0%
Morocco: 3.5% (2025) · Thailand: 1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Morocco’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Thailand’s 15%
Morocco: 22.7% (2024) · Thailand: 15.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Morocco’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Thailand’s
Morocco: 42% (2025) · Thailand: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Thailand spends 41% more on health per person than Morocco
Morocco: $232 (2023) · Thailand: $327 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Thailand live 1.1 years longer than in Morocco
Morocco: 75.5 years (2024) · Thailand: 76.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Morocco is 91% more likely to die before turning one than in Thailand
Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Thailand: 7.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Morocco has 37% more doctors per person than Thailand
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021) · Thailand: 0.5 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Thailand has 3.3 times as many hospital beds per person as Morocco
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Thailand: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Thailand is 2.8 times that in Morocco
Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: 9.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Morocco are obese, versus 16% in Thailand
Morocco: 22% (2024) · Thailand: 15.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
18% of adults in Thailand smoke, versus 13% in Morocco
Morocco: 12.5% (2024) · Thailand: 17.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Thailand rate their lives 1.65 points higher than in Morocco
Morocco: 4.65 (2025) · Thailand: 6.30 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Thailand drink 17 times as much alcohol as in Morocco
Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023) · Thailand: 7.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Morocco has 34% more meat per person than Thailand
Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023) · Thailand: 24.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Morocco has 499 kcal more food per person per day than Thailand
Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023) · Thailand: 2,855 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Thailand and Morocco are practically level
Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023) · Thailand: 2,177 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Thailand went to school 2.8 years longer than in Morocco
Morocco: 6.2 years (2023) · Thailand: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Thailand welcomed 92% more tourists per resident than Morocco (2019)
Morocco: 0.29 (2022) · Thailand: 0.56 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Morocco and Thailand are practically level
Morocco: 9 (2026) · Thailand: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Thailand has won 41 Olympic medals, Morocco 26
Morocco: 26 (2026 edition) · Thailand: 41 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
Morocco and Thailand are practically level
Morocco: 91% (2024) · Thailand: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Thailand is 4.8 times as fast as in Morocco
Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026) · Thailand: 360 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Morocco and Thailand are practically level
Morocco: 100% (2024) · Thailand: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
Morocco and Thailand are practically level
Morocco: 63% (2025) · Thailand: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Thailand has 161 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Morocco 153
Morocco: 153 (2024) · Thailand: 161 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Thailand’s railway network is 78% longer than Morocco’s
Morocco: 2,295 km (2021) · Thailand: 4,092 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Thailand fly 3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Morocco
Morocco: 0.24 (2023) · Thailand: 0.72 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 39% of Thailand, but only 13% of Morocco
Morocco: 12.8% (2024) · Thailand: 38.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Thailand emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Morocco
Morocco: 1.8 t (2024) · Thailand: 3.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
24% of Morocco’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Thailand
Morocco: 24% (2025) · Thailand: 16.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Thailand carries 34% more fine dust than in Morocco
Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Thailand: 23.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024) · Thailand: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Thailand are 60% deadlier than in Morocco
Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: 35.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Thailand is on average 7.5 °C warmer than Morocco
Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Thailand: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Thailand gets 6.9 times as much rain as Morocco
Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Thailand: 1,657 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Morocco bigger than Thailand?
Thailand is larger. Thailand is 15% bigger than Morocco.
Which has more people, Morocco or Thailand?
Thailand has 86% more people than Morocco (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Morocco or Thailand?
People in Thailand live 1.1 years longer than in Morocco. Life expectancy at birth is 75.5 years in Morocco and 76.6 in Thailand.
Are people taller in Morocco or Thailand?
Men in Morocco are 4.7 cm taller than in Thailand (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
