World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Morocco 4 times.
Morocco: 446,550 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Morocco’s coastline is 6.7 times as long as the median country’s.
Morocco: 2,945 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Morocco’s highest peak towers 1,830 m above the median country’s.
Morocco: 4,165 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Morocco has 5.2 times as many people as the median country.
Morocco: 38.4 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 14% more densely populated than Morocco.
Morocco: 86 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Morocco are 2.8 cm taller than in the median country.
Morocco: 176.4 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Morocco and the median country are practically level.
Morocco: 161.2 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 1.9 years older than in Morocco.
Morocco: 29.2 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Morocco have 0.3 more children on average than in the median country.
Morocco: 2.21 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
The median country and Morocco are practically level.
Morocco: 8.5% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Morocco has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country 0.0.
Morocco: 0.3 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Morocco has 2 official languages, the median country 1.
Morocco: 2 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Morocco’s economy is 4 times the size of the median country’s.
Morocco: $182 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 90% more per person than Morocco.
Morocco: Int$11,112 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Morocco: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Morocco, versus 5.1% in the median country.
Morocco: 9% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Morocco spends 3.5% of its GDP on the military, the median country 1.7%.
Morocco: 3.5% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Morocco’s.
Morocco: 42% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 2 times as much on health per person as Morocco.
Morocco: $232 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Morocco live 0.88 years longer than in the median country.
Morocco: 75.5 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Morocco is 16% more likely to die before turning one than in the median country.
Morocco: 14.7 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as Morocco.
Morocco: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 22% in Morocco.
Morocco: 22% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 13% in Morocco.
Morocco: 12.5% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the median country rate their lives 1.19 points higher than in Morocco.
Morocco: 4.65 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 9.5 times as much alcohol as in Morocco.
Morocco: 0.5 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 72% more meat per person than Morocco.
Morocco: 32.8 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Morocco has 416 kcal more food per person per day than the median country.
Morocco: 3,354 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Morocco put in 199 more hours a year than in the median country.
Morocco: 2,174 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 3.7 years longer than in Morocco.
Morocco: 6.2 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 18% more tourists per resident than Morocco (2019).
Morocco: 0.29 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Morocco are online, versus 82% in the median country.
Morocco: 91% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Morocco and the median country are practically level.
Morocco: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 63% in Morocco.
Morocco: 63% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Morocco has 153 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115.
Morocco: 153 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Morocco’s railway network is 7% longer than the median country’s.
Morocco: 2,295 km (2021) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Morocco fly 2% more passengers per resident than those from the median country.
Morocco: 0.24 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of the median country, but only 13% of Morocco.
Morocco: 12.9% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 65% more CO₂ than someone in Morocco.
Morocco: 1.8 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Morocco.
Morocco: 24% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Morocco carries 5% more fine dust than in the median country.
Morocco: 17.4 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 35% more likely to be murdered in the median country than in Morocco.
Morocco: 1.7 per 100k (2024) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Morocco are 51% deadlier than in the median country.
Morocco: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The median country is on average 3.7 °C warmer than Morocco.
Morocco: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 4.2 times as much rain as Morocco.
Morocco: 239 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Morocco bigger than the median country?
Morocco is larger. The median country fits inside Morocco 4 times.
Which has more people, Morocco or the median country?
Morocco has 5.2 times as many people as the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Morocco or the median country?
People in Morocco live 0.88 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 75.5 years in Morocco and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Morocco or the median country?
Men in Morocco are 2.8 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
