Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Morocco is 35% bigger than Vietnam.
Morocco: 446,550 km² (2023) · Vietnam: 331,338 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Vietnam’s coastline is 17% longer than Morocco’s.
Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,444 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Morocco’s highest peak towers 1,021 m above Vietnam’s.
Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,144 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Vietnam has 2.6 times as many people as Morocco.
Morocco: 38.4 million (2025) · Vietnam: 102 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Vietnam is 3.8 times as densely populated as Morocco.
Morocco: 86 per km² (2025) · Vietnam: 324 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Morocco are 7.5 cm taller than in Vietnam.
Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 168.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Morocco are 2.8 cm taller than in Vietnam.
Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 158.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Vietnam is 3.2 years older than in Morocco.
Morocco: 29.2 years (2023) · Vietnam: 32.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Morocco have 0.3 more children on average than in Vietnam.
Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024) · Vietnam: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
9.5% of people in Vietnam are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Morocco.
Morocco: 8.5% (2025) · Vietnam: 9.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Morocco has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Vietnam 0.1.
Morocco: 0.3 (2025) · Vietnam: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Morocco has 2 official languages, Vietnam 1.
Morocco: 2 (2026) · Vietnam: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Vietnam’s economy is 2.8 times the size of Morocco’s.
Morocco: $182 billion (2025) · Vietnam: $515 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Vietnam produces 63% more per person than Morocco.
Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025) · Vietnam: Int$18,089 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Morocco: no data · Vietnam: 36.1 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 1.5% in Vietnam.
Morocco: 9% (2025) · Vietnam: 1.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, Vietnam 1.8%.
Morocco: 3.5% (2024) · Vietnam: 1.8% (2018)
How expensive is it?
Morocco’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Vietnam’s.
Morocco: 42% (2025) · Vietnam: 28% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Morocco spends 18% more on health per person than Vietnam.
Morocco: $232 (2023) · Vietnam: $197 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Morocco live 0.76 years longer than in Vietnam.
Morocco: 75.5 years (2024) · Vietnam: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Morocco is 22% more likely to die before turning one than in Vietnam.
Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Vietnam: 12 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Vietnam has 50% more doctors per person than Morocco.
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021) · Vietnam: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Morocco are obese, versus 2.5% in Vietnam.
Morocco: 22% (2024) · Vietnam: 2.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Vietnam smoke, versus 13% in Morocco.
Morocco: 12.5% (2024) · Vietnam: 21.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Vietnam rate their lives 1.78 points higher than in Morocco.
Morocco: 4.65 (2025) · Vietnam: 6.43 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Vietnam drink 24 times as much alcohol as in Morocco.
Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023) · Vietnam: 10.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Vietnam has 84% more meat per person than Morocco.
Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023) · Vietnam: 60.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Morocco has 268 kcal more food per person per day than Vietnam.
Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023) · Vietnam: 3,086 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 13 more hours a year than in Vietnam.
Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023) · Vietnam: 2,160 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Vietnam went to school 2.8 years longer than in Morocco.
Morocco: 6.2 years (2023) · Vietnam: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Morocco welcomed 3.6 times as many tourists per resident as Vietnam (2019).
Morocco: 0.29 (2022) · Vietnam: 0.08 (2015)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Morocco are online, versus 84% in Vietnam.
Morocco: 91% (2024) · Vietnam: 84% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Morocco and Vietnam are practically level.
Morocco: 100% (2024) · Vietnam: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Morocco live in cities, versus 39% in Vietnam.
Morocco: 63% (2025) · Vietnam: 39% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Vietnam 128.
Morocco: 153 (2024) · Vietnam: 128 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Vietnam’s railway network is 38% longer than Morocco’s.
Morocco: 2,295 km (2021) · Vietnam: 3,159 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Vietnam fly 2.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Morocco.
Morocco: 0.24 (2023) · Vietnam: 0.54 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Vietnam, but only 13% of Morocco.
Morocco: 12.9% (2023) · Vietnam: 47.4% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Vietnam emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Morocco.
Morocco: 1.8 t (2024) · Vietnam: 3.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
45% of Vietnam’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco.
Morocco: 24% (2025) · Vietnam: 45.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Vietnam carries 47% more fine dust than in Morocco.
Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Vietnam: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024) · Vietnam: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Morocco are 5% deadlier than in Vietnam.
Morocco: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Vietnam: 17.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Vietnam is on average 5.1 °C warmer than Morocco.
Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Vietnam gets 8.9 times as much rain as Morocco.
Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 2,132 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Morocco bigger than Vietnam?
Morocco is larger. Morocco is 35% bigger than Vietnam.
Which has more people, Morocco or Vietnam?
Vietnam has 2.6 times as many people as Morocco (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Morocco or Vietnam?
People in Morocco live 0.76 years longer than in Vietnam. Life expectancy at birth is 75.5 years in Morocco and 74.7 in Vietnam.
Are people taller in Morocco or Vietnam?
Men in Morocco are 7.5 cm taller than in Vietnam (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).