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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Ukraine is 35% bigger than Morocco.

Morocco: 446,550 km² (2023) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Morocco’s coastline is 6% longer than Ukraine’s.

Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Morocco’s highest peak towers 2,104 m above Ukraine’s.

Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Ukraine has 1% more people than Morocco.

Morocco: 38.4 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Morocco is 28% more densely populated than Ukraine.

Morocco: 86 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Ukraine are 4.6 cm taller than in Morocco.

Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Ukraine are 5.4 cm taller than in Morocco.

Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Ukraine is 13 years older than in Morocco.

Morocco: 29.2 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Morocco have 1.2 more children on average than in Ukraine.

Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

19% of people in Ukraine are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Morocco.

Morocco: 8.5% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3.

Morocco: 0.3 (2025) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Morocco has 2 official languages, Ukraine 1.

Morocco: 2 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)

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Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Ukraine’s economy is 17% larger than Morocco’s.

Morocco: $182 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Ukraine produces 70% more per person than Morocco.

Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Morocco: no data · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 9.0% in Morocco.

Morocco: 9% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)

How much goes to the military?

Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on the military, Morocco 3.5%.

Morocco: 3.5% (2024) · Ukraine: 34.5% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Morocco’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Ukraine’s.

Morocco: 42% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Ukraine spends 59% more on health per person than Morocco.

Morocco: $232 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)

How long do people live?

People in Morocco live 0.8 years longer than in Ukraine.

Morocco: 75.5 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Morocco is 93% more likely to die before turning one than in Ukraine.

Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Ukraine has 4.8 times as many doctors per person as Morocco.

Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 22% in Morocco.

Morocco: 22% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 13% in Morocco.

Morocco: 12.5% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

Ukraine and Morocco are practically level.

Morocco: 4.65 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ukraine drink 8.5 times as much alcohol as in Morocco.

Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Ukraine has 51% more meat per person than Morocco.

Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Morocco has 568 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine.

Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Morocco put in 129 more hours a year than in Ukraine.

Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Ukraine went to school 4.9 years longer than in Morocco.

Morocco: 6.2 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Morocco welcomed 4.4 times as many tourists per resident as Ukraine (2019).

Morocco: 0.29 (2022) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

91% of people in Morocco are online, versus 82% in Ukraine.

Morocco: 91% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Morocco and Ukraine are practically level.

Morocco: 100% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

70% of people in Ukraine live in cities, versus 63% in Morocco.

Morocco: 63% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ukraine 133.

Morocco: 153 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)

How much railway is there?

Ukraine’s railway network is 9.4 times as long as Morocco’s.

Morocco: 2,295 km (2021) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Morocco fly 21 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine.

Morocco: 0.24 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 17% of Ukraine, but only 13% of Morocco.

Morocco: 12.9% (2023) · Ukraine: 16.8% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Ukraine emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Morocco.

Morocco: 1.8 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

24% of Morocco’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine.

Morocco: 24% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)

How clean is the air?

The air in Morocco carries 23% more fine dust than in Ukraine.

Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 2.3 times as likely to be murdered in Ukraine as in Morocco.

Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Morocco are 77% deadlier than in Ukraine.

Morocco: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Morocco is on average 9.0 °C warmer than Ukraine.

Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ukraine gets 2.6 times as much rain as Morocco.

Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)

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Quick answers

Is Morocco bigger than Ukraine?

Ukraine is larger. Ukraine is 35% bigger than Morocco.

Which has more people, Morocco or Ukraine?

Ukraine has 1% more people than Morocco (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Morocco or Ukraine?

People in Morocco live 0.8 years longer than in Ukraine. Life expectancy at birth is 75.5 years in Morocco and 74.7 in Ukraine.

Are people taller in Morocco or Ukraine?

Men in Ukraine are 4.6 cm taller than in Morocco (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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