Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Morocco is 35% bigger than Vietnam
Morocco: 446,550 km² (2024) · Vietnam: 331,338 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 67% of Morocco, versus 39% of Vietnam
Morocco: 67.2% (2024) · Vietnam: 39.2% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Morocco hosts 1,485 times as many refugees per resident as Vietnam
Morocco: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Vietnam: 0.00013 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Vietnam: 0.1 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Morocco: no data · Vietnam: 1.6% (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 2.2%
Morocco: 3.5% (2025) · Vietnam: 2.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Morocco: 22.7% (2024) · Vietnam: no data
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 many hospital beds are there?
Vietnam has 3.5 times as many hospital beds per person as Morocco
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Vietnam: 2.5 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Vietnam is 2.9 times that in Morocco
Morocco: 3.4 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: 10 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Morocco and Vietnam are practically level
Morocco: 9 (2026) · Vietnam: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Morocco has won 26 Olympic medals, Vietnam 5
Morocco: 26 (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 5 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Vietnam is 3.2 times as fast as in Morocco
Morocco: 76 Mbps (2026) · Vietnam: 244 Mbps (2026)
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: 12.8% (2024) · Vietnam: 47.1% (2024)
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 21% deadlier than in Vietnam
Morocco: 22.2 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: 18.4 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
