Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Morocco is 85% bigger than Uganda
Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024) · Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uganda’s highest peak towers 945 m above Morocco’s
Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 67% of Morocco
Morocco: 67.2% (2024) · Uganda: 80.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uganda has 34% more people than Morocco
Morocco: 38.4 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uganda is 3 times as densely populated as Morocco
Morocco: 86 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Morocco are 7.6 cm taller than in Uganda
Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Morocco are 2.7 cm taller than in Uganda
Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Morocco is 13 years older than in Uganda
Morocco: 29.2 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uganda have 2.0 more children on average than in Morocco
Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.5% of people in Morocco are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda
Morocco: 8.5% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 198 times as many refugees per resident as Morocco
Morocco: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Morocco has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda none
Morocco: 0.3 (2026) · Uganda: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Morocco and Uganda are practically level
Morocco: 2 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Morocco’s economy is 2.9 times the size of Uganda’s
Morocco: $182 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Morocco produces 3.2 times as much per person as Uganda
Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Morocco: no data · Uganda: 38.2 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Morocco: no data · Uganda: 54.4% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 2.7% in Uganda
Morocco: 9% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, Uganda 2.0%
Morocco: 3.5% (2025) · Uganda: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Morocco’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Uganda’s 13%
Morocco: 22.7% (2024) · Uganda: 12.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Morocco’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Uganda’s
Morocco: 42% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Morocco spends 5.1 times as much on health per person as Uganda
Morocco: $232 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Morocco live 7 years longer than in Uganda
Morocco: 75.5 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uganda is 2.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Morocco
Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Morocco has 3.9 times as many doctors per person as Uganda
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uganda is 5.1 times that in Morocco
Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Morocco are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda
Morocco: 22% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
13% of adults in Morocco smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda
Morocco: 12.5% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Morocco rate their lives 0.16 points higher than in Uganda
Morocco: 4.65 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Uganda drink 8.9 times as much alcohol as in Morocco
Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Morocco has 3 times as much meat per person as Uganda
Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Morocco has 976 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda
Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 46 more hours a year than in Uganda
Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Uganda went to school 0.13 years longer than in Morocco
Morocco: 6.2 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Morocco welcomed 8.1 times as many tourists per resident as Uganda (2019)
Morocco: 0.29 (2022) · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Morocco has 6 more World Heritage sites than Uganda (9 against 3)
Morocco: 9 (2026) · Uganda: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Morocco has won 26 Olympic medals, Uganda 13
Morocco: 26 (2026 edition) · Uganda: 13 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Morocco are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
Morocco: 91% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Morocco is 42% faster than in Uganda
Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026) · Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Morocco have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda
Morocco: 100% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Morocco live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda
Morocco: 63% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83
Morocco: 153 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Morocco’s railway network is 84% longer than Uganda’s
Morocco: 2,295 km (2021) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Morocco fly 578 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda
Morocco: 0.24 (2023) · Uganda: 0.00042 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 13% of Morocco, but only 12% of Uganda
Morocco: 12.8% (2024) · Uganda: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Morocco emits 14 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda
Morocco: 1.8 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco
Morocco: 24% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uganda carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in Morocco
Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.4 times as likely to be murdered in Uganda as in Morocco
Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uganda are 9% deadlier than in Morocco
Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uganda is on average 4.4 °C warmer than Morocco
Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Uganda gets 6.1 times as much rain as Morocco
Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Morocco bigger than Uganda?
Morocco is larger. Morocco is 85% bigger than Uganda.
Which has more people, Morocco or Uganda?
Uganda has 34% more people than Morocco (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Morocco or Uganda?
People in Morocco live 7 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 75.5 years in Morocco and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in Morocco or Uganda?
Men in Morocco are 7.6 cm taller than in Uganda (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
