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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Morocco is 85% bigger than Uganda.

Morocco: 446,550 km² (2023) · Uganda: 241,550 km² (2023)

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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 far apart are they?

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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Morocco has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uganda 0.0.

Morocco: 0.3 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Morocco and Uganda are practically level.

Morocco: 2 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

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: 42.7 (2019)

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 1.9%.

Morocco: 3.5% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (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 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)

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)

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 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 13% of Morocco, but only 11% of Uganda.

Morocco: 12.9% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)

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)

Where does the power come from?

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 Morocco are 16% deadlier than in Uganda.

Morocco: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)

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)

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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).

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