How much coast is there?

Morocco’s coastline is 2.2 times as long as the United Arab Emirates’.

Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition) · United Arab Emirates: 1,318 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Morocco’s highest peak towers 2,260 m above the United Arab Emirates’.

Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition) · United Arab Emirates: 1,905 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Morocco has 3.3 times as many people as the United Arab Emirates.

Morocco: 38.4 million (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 11.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

The United Arab Emirates is 88% more densely populated than Morocco.

Morocco: 86 per km² (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 162 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in the United Arab Emirates is 2 years older than in Morocco.

Morocco: 29.2 years (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Morocco have 1.0 more children on average than in the United Arab Emirates.

Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 1.21 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

8.5% of people in Morocco are 65 or older, versus 1.8% in the United Arab Emirates.

Morocco: 8.5% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 1.8% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Morocco has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the United Arab Emirates 0.0.

Morocco: 0.3 (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Morocco has 2 official languages, the United Arab Emirates 1.

Morocco: 2 (2026) · United Arab Emirates: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

The United Arab Emirates’ economy is 3 times the size of Morocco’s.

Morocco: $182 billion (2025) · United Arab Emirates: $552 billion (2024)

How much is produced per person?

The United Arab Emirates produces 7.1 times as much per person as Morocco.

Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025) · United Arab Emirates: Int$79,344 (2024)

How evenly is income shared?

Morocco: no data · United Arab Emirates: 26.4 (2018)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 2.2% in the United Arab Emirates.

Morocco: 9% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 2.2% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

The United Arab Emirates spends 5.6% of its GDP on the military, Morocco 3.5%.

Morocco: 3.5% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 5.6% (2014)

How expensive is it?

The United Arab Emirates’ price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Morocco’s.

Morocco: 42% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 63% (2024)

How much is spent on health?

The United Arab Emirates spends 10 times as much on health per person as Morocco.

Morocco: $232 (2023) · United Arab Emirates: $2,402 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Morocco is 3.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in the United Arab Emirates.

Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 3.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

The United Arab Emirates has 4 times as many doctors per person as Morocco.

Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021) · United Arab Emirates: 3 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

30% of adults in the United Arab Emirates are obese, versus 22% in Morocco.

Morocco: 22% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 30.3% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

13% of adults in Morocco smoke, versus 9.0% in the United Arab Emirates.

Morocco: 12.5% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in the United Arab Emirates rate their lives 2.17 points higher than in Morocco.

Morocco: 4.65 (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 6.82 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in the United Arab Emirates drink 41% more alcohol than in Morocco.

Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 0.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

The United Arab Emirates has 2.1 times as much meat per person as Morocco.

Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 67.8 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Morocco has 229 kcal more food per person per day than the United Arab Emirates.

Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 3,125 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in the United Arab Emirates put in 341 more hours a year than in Morocco.

Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 2,514 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in the United Arab Emirates went to school 6.8 years longer than in Morocco.

Morocco: 6.2 years (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 13 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

The United Arab Emirates welcomed 7.8 times as many tourists per resident as Morocco (2019).

Morocco: 0.29 (2022) · United Arab Emirates: 2.28 (2019)

How many people are online?

100% of people in the United Arab Emirates are online, versus 91% in Morocco.

Morocco: 91% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 100% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Morocco and the United Arab Emirates are practically level.

Morocco: 100% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

86% of people in the United Arab Emirates live in cities, versus 63% in Morocco.

Morocco: 63% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 86% (2025)

How many phones per person?

The United Arab Emirates has 203 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Morocco 153.

Morocco: 153 (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 203 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Morocco’s railway network is 8.2 times as long as the United Arab Emirates’.

Morocco: 2,295 km (2021) · United Arab Emirates: 279 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from the United Arab Emirates fly 32 times as many passengers per resident as those from Morocco.

Morocco: 0.24 (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 7.91 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 13% of Morocco, but only 4.5% of the United Arab Emirates.

Morocco: 12.9% (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 4.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in the United Arab Emirates emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Morocco.

Morocco: 1.8 t (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 20.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

24% of Morocco’s electricity is renewable, versus 8.8% in the United Arab Emirates.

Morocco: 24% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 8.8% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in the United Arab Emirates carries 3.2 times as much fine dust as in Morocco.

Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 55.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 2.4 times as likely to be murdered in Morocco as in the United Arab Emirates.

Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 0.7 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Morocco are 3.2 times as deadly as in the United Arab Emirates.

Morocco: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · United Arab Emirates: 5.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

The United Arab Emirates is on average 9.5 °C warmer than Morocco.

Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · United Arab Emirates: 28.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Morocco gets 5.1 times as much rain as the United Arab Emirates.

Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United Arab Emirates: 47 mm (2016–2025 avg)