Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Thailand is 15% bigger than Morocco.
Morocco: 446,550 km² (2023) · Thailand: 513,115 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Morocco has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Thailand 0.0.
Morocco: 0.3 (2025) · Thailand: 0 (2025)
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 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 1.1%.
Morocco: 3.5% (2024) · Thailand: 1.1% (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 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)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
Morocco and Thailand are practically level.
Morocco: 91% (2024) · Thailand: 91% (2024)
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: 12.9% (2023) · Thailand: 38.7% (2023)
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 37% deadlier than in Morocco.
Morocco: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Thailand: 25.4 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).