Cape Town or Casablanca: which is better?
World city: head-to-head comparison
Cape Town and Casablanca are even: 0 : 0 across 3 indicators.
- Climate and risks: tie 0:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Cape Town
Indicator
Casablanca
Population
no winnerCity population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
3,433,441 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
3,144,909 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
Urban centre population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
4,338,251 people
2025
4,577,677 people
2025
Urban centre area
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
695 km²
2025
415 km²
2025
Urban centre density
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
6,242 people per km²
2025
11,031 people per km²
2025
Urban centre population growth, 2015–2025
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
24.8 %
2015–2025
12.6 %
2015–2025
Climate and risks
Tie (0 : 0)Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
77 days per year
2016-2025
Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C)
tie
0 days per year
2016-2025
0 days per year
2016-2025
Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C)
tie
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
0 days per year
2016-2025
Heating degree days
no data for one of the places
no data
671 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Cooling degree days
no data for one of the places
no data
1,003 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
14.4 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
9.9 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
9.9 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
14.4 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
no data for one of the places
no data
73 %
2021-2025
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
9 days per year
2021-2025
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
2 km
2006-2025
3 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
tie
0.00 per year
2006-2025
0.00 per year
2006-2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Cape Town, Casablanca.