Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Morocco fits inside the United States 22 times.
Morocco: 446,550 km² (2023) · United States: 9,831,510 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The United States’ coastline is 6.8 times as long as Morocco’s.
Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition) · United States: 19,924 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The United States’ highest peak towers 2,025 m above Morocco’s.
Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition) · United States: 6,190 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United States has 8.9 times as many people as Morocco.
Morocco: 38.4 million (2025) · United States: 342 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Morocco is 2.3 times as densely populated as the United States.
Morocco: 86 per km² (2025) · United States: 37 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
The United States and Morocco are practically level.
Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019) · United States: 176.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the United States are 2.1 cm taller than in Morocco.
Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019) · United States: 163.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United States is 8.8 years older than in Morocco.
Morocco: 29.2 years (2023) · United States: 38 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Morocco have 0.6 more children on average than in the United States.
Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024) · United States: 1.63 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in the United States are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Morocco.
Morocco: 8.5% (2025) · United States: 18.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United States has produced 8.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Morocco 0.3.
Morocco: 0.3 (2025) · United States: 8.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Morocco has 2 official languages, the United States 1.
Morocco: 2 (2026) · United States: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United States’ economy is 169 times the size of Morocco’s.
Morocco: $182 billion (2025) · United States: $30.8 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The United States produces 8.1 times as much per person as Morocco.
Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025) · United States: Int$90,027 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Morocco: no data · United States: 41.8 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 4.2% in the United States.
Morocco: 9% (2025) · United States: 4.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco and the United States are practically level.
Morocco: 3.5% (2024) · United States: 3.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The United States’ price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Morocco’s.
Morocco: 42% (2025) · United States: 100% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United States spends 58 times as much on health per person as Morocco.
Morocco: $232 (2023) · United States: $13,473 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the United States live 3.4 years longer than in Morocco.
Morocco: 75.5 years (2024) · United States: 78.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Morocco is 2.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in the United States.
Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024) · United States: 5.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The United States has 5 times as many doctors per person as Morocco.
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021) · United States: 3.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
42% of adults in the United States are obese, versus 22% in Morocco.
Morocco: 22% (2024) · United States: 41.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in the United States smoke, versus 13% in Morocco.
Morocco: 12.5% (2024) · United States: 15.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United States rate their lives 2.17 points higher than in Morocco.
Morocco: 4.65 (2025) · United States: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the United States drink 21 times as much alcohol as in Morocco.
Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023) · United States: 9.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United States has 3.7 times as much meat per person as Morocco.
Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023) · United States: 122.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United States has 593 kcal more food per person per day than Morocco.
Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023) · United States: 3,947 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 385 more hours a year than in the United States.
Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023) · United States: 1,789 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United States went to school 7.7 years longer than in Morocco.
Morocco: 6.2 years (2023) · United States: 13.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Morocco welcomed 37% more tourists per resident than the United States (2019).
Morocco: 0.29 (2022) · United States: 0.21 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United States are online, versus 91% in Morocco.
Morocco: 91% (2024) · United States: 95% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Morocco and the United States are practically level.
Morocco: 100% (2024) · United States: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in the United States live in cities, versus 63% in Morocco.
Morocco: 63% (2025) · United States: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the United States 113.
Morocco: 153 (2024) · United States: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The United States’ railway network is 65 times as long as Morocco’s.
Morocco: 2,295 km (2021) · United States: 148,553 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United States fly 11 times as many passengers per resident as those from Morocco.
Morocco: 0.24 (2023) · United States: 2.75 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of the United States, but only 13% of Morocco.
Morocco: 12.9% (2023) · United States: 33.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United States emits 7.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Morocco.
Morocco: 1.8 t (2024) · United States: 14.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
26% of the United States’ electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco.
Morocco: 24% (2025) · United States: 25.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Morocco carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in the United States.
Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024) · United States: 7.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.5 times as likely to be murdered in the United States as in Morocco.
Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024) · United States: 5.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Morocco are 31% deadlier than in the United States.
Morocco: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · United States: 14.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Morocco is on average 9.0 °C warmer than the United States.
Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · United States: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The United States gets 3.5 times as much rain as Morocco.
Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United States: 849 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Morocco bigger than the United States?
The United States is larger. Morocco fits inside the United States 22 times.
Which has more people, Morocco or the United States?
The United States has 8.9 times as many people as Morocco (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Morocco or the United States?
People in the United States live 3.4 years longer than in Morocco. Life expectancy at birth is 75.5 years in Morocco and 78.9 in the United States.
Are people taller in Morocco or the United States?
The United States and Morocco are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
