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Morocco vs Nigeria

Morocco and Nigeria side by side across 203 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$194.33B vs $377.37BMorocco vs Nigeria
GDP per Capita$5,107 vs $1,556Morocco vs Nigeria
Population38.43M vs 237.53MMorocco vs Nigeria

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Indicator Morocco NigeriaPeriod
GDPEconomy$194.33B$377.37B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$5,107$1,5562026
Inflation RateEconomy1.2%15.9%2026-05
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy2.3%26.5%2026-03-19
Official Exchange RateEconomy9.35 LCU/USD1,376.34 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-3.5%-4.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy9%3.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy65.8%32.3%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-16.71B$-322.41M2025/1960 ⚠
GDP GrowthEconomy4.9%4.1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$4,360$1,3602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$10,960$9,2302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$433.71B$2.26T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy10.5%23%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy25.2%16.4%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy14.9%8.3%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy52.3%58.2%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy31.9%—2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$13.66B$22.79B2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy7.5%7.8%2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy44.7%60%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$48.45B$46.02B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy77.8%9.6%2024/2022
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy20.7%—2023
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy43.9%82.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy19.7%80.7%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy39.533.92013/2022 ⚠
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy3.7%41.8%2013/2022 ⚠
Account OwnershipEconomy44.4%63.3%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy35.3%11.9%2014/2024 ⚠
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy3.5%0.6%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy93.1%26.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy2.1%13.9%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$4.51B$321M2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy2.8M5.27M2020/2016
Current Account BalanceEconomy-3.1%5.8%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$1.64B$1.08B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy1%0.4%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy29.1%10.8%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy33%12.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy32.7%5.4%2022/2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy47.130.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy0.4%8.6%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%6.2%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.3%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%1.2%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy0.5%0.8%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$20$162023
Lending Interest RateEconomy—14%2023
Real Interest RateEconomy—2.9%2023
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy29.4%—2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$3,373$1,6632021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy27.9%33.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy23.8%17%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy48.3%49.5%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy35.5%66.5%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy59.3%—2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy6.7%7.5%2013/2022 ⚠
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy20.23.32024
ATMs per 100,000Economy28.512.82024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy3.6%1.9%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy5.6%5.5%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy11.6%64%2013/2022 ⚠
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy49%92.9%2013/2022 ⚠
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$76.54B$387.79M2025/1960 ⚠
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$93.25B$710.2M2025/1960 ⚠
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.6570.8262024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.1910.6942024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade69.320.82021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0.8%88.6%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade82.9%3.5%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade12.5%6%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade5.4%2.7%2023/2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade42%9.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Imports (% of GDP)Trade51.1%16.9%2025/1960 ⚠
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.710.562023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.4380.6772023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.5170.3792023
PopulationDemographics38.43M237.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics0.9%2.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics75.5 years54.6 years2024
Median AgeDemographics30.1 years18.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics2.214.382024
Rural PopulationDemographics36.9%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics25.2%40.5%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics63.1%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics86.9/km²266.2/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics15.831.82026
Death RateDemographics5.9111.52026
Net Migration RateDemographics-1.57-0.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics77.8 years54.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics73.3 years54.3 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics1.4%3.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth14.769.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.1%1.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health6.1%4.2%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.740.382021/2023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth65472023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth18.617.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth22%17.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth37.3%70.9%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth8.4%32.2%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth69.8992.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth16.6104.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth10.233.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth982192024
Measles ImmunizationHealth98%56%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth96%62%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth12.2%52.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth79.4%15.7%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth11.9%3%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.730.52023/2004 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth70.8%21.6%2018/2021
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth86.6%50.7%2018/2022
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.871.652023/2022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth24.8842024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$232$672023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth74%27.7%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth12.5%3.1%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth88.5%67%2018
Child StuntingChild Welfare13.7%33.8%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare2.4%11.6%2019/2021
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare96.9%39.7%2018/2024 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare13.7%33.4%2018/2024 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare12.7%1.5%2019/2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education6%0.3%2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation48.2%9.7%2024/2011 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation64.3%70.4%2014/2024 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation89.1%81.4%2014/2024 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation69.4%77.4%2010/2024 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation37.6%74.1%2010/2024 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation99.1%75.7%2024/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation97.7%—2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation81.1%—2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation46.9%68.5%2017/2024 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation100%62.2%2024/2018 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation90%46.9%2024/2023
UndernourishmentFood Security7%19.9%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security—16.5M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture66.7%76.2%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture106.1119.92022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture—62.62M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture—1.81K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture—350K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture2.02K t6.5M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture5.18K t1.55M t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture73.23K t11.16M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture6.01K t9.13M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture2.44M t43.93K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture722 kg/ha2,030 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture6,500 kg/ha1,997 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,388 kg/ha1,574 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture2.4M head20.9M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance1.715.72023
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance37262024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.2590.5052025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.2510.3112025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.6710.8342025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.52-1.112024
Government EffectivenessGovernance0.18-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.37-1.012024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.44-22024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.03-0.632024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.73-0.732024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian7.3K123.85K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian03.54M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian15.03K18.19K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology91.2%41.2%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology153.170.82024
4G CoverageTechnology99.8%84.6%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology7.30.12024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology1.5%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology99.4%89.4%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology3%15.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology0.8%2.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.7%0.3%2010/2019 ⚠
Electricity AccessInfrastructure100%62.5%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure9.35M5.27M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure10.9%48.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy4.9K MW3.2K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy1.1K MW284.5 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy2.5K MW—2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy1.3K MW2.9K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy10.9%80.3%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy98.1%26.2%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy997 kWh144 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy18.2%14.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy28 MW118.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy100%23.5%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy5.8%0.3%2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy16%0%2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy2%30.9%2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy76%68.7%2025
Electricity DemandEnergy48 TWh39 TWh2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy596 gCO₂/kWh456 gCO₂/kWh2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy7,257 kWh2,343 kWh2024/2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate1.84 t0.57 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate19.3%22.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate12.9%23.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate1.4%11.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate36.5%5.6%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate18.7 µg/m³65.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Morocco or Nigeria have the larger economy?

Nigeria has the larger economy: $194.33B for Morocco versus $377.37B for Nigeria (GDP, current US$).

How do Morocco and Nigeria compare across indicators?

This page compares Morocco and Nigeria on 203 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=<key>&latest=true&country_codes=MA,NG with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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