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Morocco vs Somalia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Morocco has a population of 38.1M (ranked 39/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). Morocco's land area is 172,317 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 55th vs. 42nd).

By GDP, Morocco ranks 60/197 ($154B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, Morocco ranks 128/197 ($4,055), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Main facts and rankings

Morocco Somalia
Population
38697192
20177806
Population rank 41/197 66/197
GDP
$154B
2024
$12.1B
2024
GDP rank 60/197 149/197
GDP per capita
$4,055
2024
$637
2024
GDP per capita rank 128/197 191/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$10,305
2024
$1,601
2024
Government debt
$108B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
68.9%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$2,840
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 105/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,043
2025
$1,941
2025
Land area
172,317 sq mi
2025
242,217 sq mi
2025
Population density
221 ppl/mi²
2024
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.23
2023
6.13
2023
Median age
30.5 years
2024
16.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
59.1 years
2025

Morocco and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Morocco and Somalia economies compared

GDP
Morocco

Somalia
Year GDP
Morocco Somalia
1960 $2,037,154,742 $180,459,937
1961 $2,025,693,540 $191,659,914
1962 $2,379,611,125 $203,531,928
1963 $2,657,252,578 $216,145,936
1964 $2,798,345,299 $229,529,913
1965 $2,948,331,090 $243,725,898
1966 $2,876,401,297 $257,375,897
1967 $3,046,345,314 $271,781,887
1968 $3,271,422,333 $286,719,885
1969 $3,651,622,669 $306,357,285
1970 $3,956,336,244 $347,985,394
1971 $4,356,669,034 $347,039,446
1972 $5,074,117,545 $447,883,941
1973 $6,242,145,880 $483,699,611
1974 $7,675,466,449 $572,504,036
1975 $8,984,853,005 $757,015,879
1976 $9,584,297,284 $871,344,245
1977 $11,049,783,872 $498,550,725
1978 $13,236,946,234 $564,571,823
1979 $15,911,994,817 $589,566,929
1980 $21,728,516,153 $602,515,548
1981 $17,788,185,479 $699,302,473
1982 $17,692,276,734 $774,578,932
1983 $16,251,408,128 $735,408,642
1984 $14,824,667,954 $787,434,542
1985 $14,991,283,216 $875,702,247
1986 $19,462,085,540 $916,590,786
1987 $21,765,195,948 $1,018,972,664
1988 $25,705,296,184 $1,051,596,967
1989 $26,314,313,191 $1,181,360,844
1990 $30,179,954,775 $1,031,282,081
1991 $32,285,573,574 $717,974,930
1992 $33,711,069,431 $709,297,579
1993 $31,655,473,664 $1,260,132,956
1994 $35,604,137,423 $1,481,205,098
1995 $39,030,285,468 $1,534,756,135
1996 $43,161,571,528 $1,792,234,297
1997 $39,147,844,526 $2,191,749,014
1998 $46,497,608,725 $2,962,047,564
1999 $46,266,428,648 $3,045,751,528
2000 $43,017,455,402 $3,412,797,450
2001 $43,831,480,208 $2,252,847,465
2002 $47,077,192,188 $2,192,684,135
2003 $58,029,363,354 $2,836,724,352
2004 $66,114,145,451 $3,859,592,813
2005 $68,852,658,069 $4,683,246,454
2006 $75,883,823,301 $5,026,743,282
2007 $86,947,913,287 $5,430,713,729
2008 $101,822,906,949 $5,913,620,293
2009 $101,154,952,241 $2,948,594,552
2010 $100,865,329,473 $2,687,807,004
2011 $110,080,631,332 $2,906,000,097
2012 $106,937,392,311 $4,364,670,160
2013 $115,739,287,305 $5,062,881,600
2014 $119,130,841,412 $5,728,399,720
2015 $110,413,823,842 $6,152,149,100
2016 $111,572,947,005 $6,613,743,070
2017 $118,540,573,368 $7,621,501,710
2018 $127,341,147,582 $7,873,440,830
2019 $128,920,266,409 $8,655,023,960
2020 $121,353,645,057 $8,628,393,720
2021 $142,022,058,447 $9,483,997,390
2022 $130,951,926,351 $10,202,767,270
2023 $144,417,103,250 $10,968,517,090
2024 $154,430,996,473 $12,108,515,110

Morocco and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita
Morocco

Somalia
Year GDP per capita
Morocco Somalia
1960 $175.2 $62.7
1961 $169.8 $64.9
1962 $194.2 $67.2
1963 $211.3 $69.5
1964 $216.9 $71.9
1965 $222.7 $74.4
1966 $211.5 $76.5
1967 $218.1 $78.7
1968 $228 $80.8
1969 $247.8 $84.1
1970 $261.5 $93.1
1971 $280.6 $90.4
1972 $319 $113.7
1973 $382 $119.6
1974 $459 $137.9
1975 $524 $177.8
1976 $545 $199.6
1977 $613 $111.2
1978 $716 $117.3
1979 $839 $108.2
1980 $1,117 $101.5
1981 $890 $116.9
1982 $862 $129
1983 $772 $118.6
1984 $687 $122.5
1985 $678 $130.8
1986 $861 $131.4
1987 $944 $141
1988 $1,094 $145.3
1989 $1,099 $166
1990 $1,238 $145.6
1991 $1,302 $105.4
1992 $1,337 $109.2
1993 $1,236 $188.6
1994 $1,369 $210.8
1995 $1,478 $210.7
1996 $1,610 $237.2
1997 $1,439 $280.1
1998 $1,683 $363
1999 $1,651 $359
2000 $1,513 $386
2001 $1,521 $244.9
2002 $1,612 $229.6
2003 $1,962 $286.3
2004 $2,207 $375
2005 $2,268 $440
2006 $2,466 $458
2007 $2,788 $480
2008 $3,222 $507
2009 $3,158 $246.5
2010 $3,107 $219.2
2011 $3,345 $235.3
2012 $3,206 $350
2013 $3,425 $393
2014 $3,483 $429
2015 $3,190 $446
2016 $3,186 $461
2017 $3,344 $511
2018 $3,553 $510
2019 $3,560 $540
2020 $3,317 $518
2021 $3,843 $549
2022 $3,508 $573
2023 $3,829 $597
2024 $4,055 $637

Morocco vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Morocco

Somalia
Year Life expectancy, years
Morocco Somalia
1950 38.8 41.5
1951 39.1 41.7
1952 39.6 41.9
1953 40 42.1
1954 40.4 42.3
1955 40.8 42.5
1956 41.2 42.7
1957 41.7 42.9
1958 42.2 43.1
1959 42.7 43.3
1960 41.7 43.5
1961 43.7 43.7
1962 44.2 44
1963 44.8 44.2
1964 45.3 44.4
1965 45.9 44.6
1966 46.5 44.8
1967 47.1 45.1
1968 47.7 45.3
1969 48.2 45.5
1970 48.7 45.6
1971 49.2 45.8
1972 49.7 46
1973 50.2 46.2
1974 50.8 44.3
1975 51.4 44.5
1976 52 44.7
1977 52.8 47
1978 53.6 47
1979 54.4 47.4
1980 55.2 47.6
1981 56 47.8
1982 56.9 48
1983 57.7 48.2
1984 58.4 48.4
1985 59.2 48.3
1986 60 48.4
1987 60.6 49
1988 61.2 43.9
1989 61.8 46.6
1990 62.4 46.9
1991 62.9 25.4
1992 63.4 25
1993 63.9 50.6
1994 64.3 50.3
1995 64.7 50.6
1996 65.2 50.5
1997 65.6 50.3
1998 66 50.8
1999 66.4 50.6
2000 66.8 50.7
2001 67.2 50.8
2002 67.6 50.8
2003 68 50.7
2004 68.3 50.7
2005 68.7 50.9
2006 69.2 50.9
2007 69.6 50.9
2008 70.1 51.5
2009 70.5 52.1
2010 70.8 48.9
2011 71.3 32.5
2012 71.7 49.1
2013 72.1 54
2014 72.5 54.4
2015 72.9 55.1
2016 73.2 55.3
2017 73.6 52.2
2018 73.9 54.8
2019 74.2 57.2
2020 73.1 57.1
2021 73.4 55.7
2022 75.2 53.9
2023 75.3 58.8
2024 75.5 59
2025 75.7 59.1

Morocco and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population
Morocco

Somalia
Year Population
Morocco Somalia
1960 11,624,933 2,876,331
1961 11,931,085 2,952,054
1962 12,253,092 3,030,091
1963 12,577,502 3,110,361
1964 12,898,886 3,192,796
1965 13,239,171 3,277,874
1966 13,597,065 3,365,106
1967 13,968,175 3,454,537
1968 14,347,899 3,546,590
1969 14,734,255 3,641,015
1970 15,129,449 3,738,448
1971 15,527,225 3,837,691
1972 15,924,692 3,939,436
1973 16,326,269 4,045,592
1974 16,733,842 4,151,842
1975 17,150,786 4,257,535
1976 17,574,182 4,365,812
1977 18,014,756 4,484,050
1978 18,477,385 4,814,892
1979 18,955,589 5,449,117
1980 19,459,943 5,936,154
1981 19,985,401 5,982,849
1982 20,520,318 6,003,840
1983 21,060,696 6,198,430
1984 21,593,778 6,428,389
1985 22,113,953 6,693,289
1986 22,600,803 6,974,788
1987 23,054,392 7,228,302
1988 23,500,524 7,235,360
1989 23,939,414 7,114,817
1990 24,375,551 7,082,811
1991 24,799,014 6,813,760
1992 25,212,468 6,495,107
1993 25,614,586 6,681,399
1994 26,000,822 7,026,797
1995 26,399,429 7,285,007
1996 26,808,107 7,554,474
1997 27,213,337 7,824,525
1998 27,621,648 8,155,417
1999 28,027,179 8,492,059
2000 28,423,435 8,838,713
2001 28,814,643 9,198,493
2002 29,198,142 9,550,063
2003 29,571,415 9,909,157
2004 29,953,018 10,280,998
2005 30,358,144 10,644,228
2006 30,771,178 10,975,502
2007 31,186,468 11,322,582
2008 31,606,767 11,663,084
2009 32,030,778 11,961,201
2010 32,467,016 12,261,756
2011 32,912,588 12,348,830
2012 33,355,241 12,461,160
2013 33,787,571 12,869,594
2014 34,204,780 13,339,491
2015 34,607,588 13,806,963
2016 35,023,457 14,348,740
2017 35,446,392 14,916,629
2018 35,839,760 15,452,487
2019 36,210,898 16,030,971
2020 36,584,208 16,651,191
2021 36,954,442 17,271,431
2022 37,329,064 17,801,897
2023 37,712,505 18,358,615
2024 38,081,173 19,009,151

Fertility rates in Morocco and Somalia

Fertility rate
Morocco

Somalia
Year Fertility rate
Morocco Somalia
1960 6.89 7.25
1961 6.97 7.25
1962 7.05 7.26
1963 7.01 7.26
1964 6.97 7.26
1965 6.93 7.26
1966 6.89 7.26
1967 6.85 7.25
1968 6.79 7.23
1969 6.73 7.21
1970 6.68 7.18
1971 6.62 7.15
1972 6.55 7.12
1973 6.48 7.09
1974 6.4 7.06
1975 6.3 7.03
1976 6.18 7.02
1977 6.04 7
1978 5.91 7.13
1979 5.85 7.16
1980 5.78 7.18
1981 5.71 7.23
1982 5.6 7.25
1983 5.41 7.28
1984 5.2 7.3
1985 4.99 7.33
1986 4.77 7.35
1987 4.58 7.37
1988 4.39 7.4
1989 4.22 7.42
1990 4.06 7.44
1991 3.95 7.47
1992 3.76 7.5
1993 3.55 7.53
1994 3.41 7.54
1995 3.3 7.58
1996 3.23 7.62
1997 3.15 7.66
1998 3.04 7.66
1999 2.88 7.66
2000 2.77 7.65
2001 2.69 7.64
2002 2.62 7.63
2003 2.61 7.6
2004 2.61 7.57
2005 2.61 7.53
2006 2.61 7.49
2007 2.62 7.46
2008 2.61 7.42
2009 2.62 7.38
2010 2.63 7.32
2011 2.6 7.27
2012 2.54 7.21
2013 2.48 7.14
2014 2.42 7.06
2015 2.41 6.98
2016 2.4 6.88
2017 2.38 6.77
2018 2.35 6.66
2019 2.34 6.56
2020 2.32 6.45
2021 2.29 6.35
2022 2.26 6.26
2023 2.23 6.13

Morocco and Somalia demographics compared

Median age
Morocco

Somalia
Year Median age, years
Morocco Somalia
1960 17.9 18.1
1961 17.6 17.9
1962 17.4 17.8
1963 17.2 17.7
1964 17 17.6
1965 16.9 17.5
1966 16.8 17.5
1967 16.7 17.5
1968 16.6 17.5
1969 16.6 17.5
1970 16.6 17.5
1971 16.7 17.6
1972 16.7 17.6
1973 16.8 17.6
1974 16.9 17.7
1975 16.9 17.7
1976 17.1 17.7
1977 17.2 17.7
1978 17.3 17.7
1979 17.4 17.6
1980 17.6 17.6
1981 17.7 17.5
1982 17.8 17.4
1983 18 17.4
1984 18.1 17.3
1985 18.3 17.2
1986 18.5 17.1
1987 18.7 17
1988 18.9 16.8
1989 19.2 16.7
1990 19.4 16.5
1991 19.7 16.5
1992 20 16.7
1993 20.3 16.8
1994 20.6 16.7
1995 21 16.6
1996 21.3 16.5
1997 21.6 16.4
1998 21.9 16.4
1999 22.2 16.3
2000 22.5 16.3
2001 22.8 16.2
2002 23.1 16.2
2003 23.4 16.1
2004 23.7 16
2005 24 15.9
2006 24.3 15.7
2007 24.7 15.6
2008 25 15.6
2009 25.4 15.6
2010 25.7 15.7
2011 26.1 15.8
2012 26.4 16
2013 26.7 16
2014 27.1 16
2015 27.5 16.1
2016 27.8 16.1
2017 28.2 16.2
2018 28.5 16.2
2019 28.9 16.3
2020 29.2 16.3
2021 29.5 16.4
2022 29.9 16.5
2023 30.2 16.5
2024 30.5 16.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Morocco Somalia
GNI, Atlas method
$145B
2024
$11.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
34.3%
2025
13%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.02%
2023
0.000008%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.64%
2023
1.53%
1989
Armed forces personnel
246,000
2020
14,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.89%
2025
-4.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.8%
2022
18.8%
2019
Services, % of GDP
54.1%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
24.1%
2024
9.66%
1986
Economic freedom index
60.3
2025
29
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.9%
2013
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2013
n/a
Number of billionaires
3
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
76
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$74.5B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$37.1B
2024
$23.1M
1989
Personal remittances received
$12.5B
2024
$2.12B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,802,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
12%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
44.4%
2024
38.7%
2014

Energy

Morocco Somalia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
601 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.6
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
69.9 megatons
2023
0.87 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.85 tons
2023
0.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
90.1%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
10.9%
2021
95.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
4.92%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
93.6%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
997 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
19.3%
2021
11.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.18%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Morocco Somalia
% of world population
0.47%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-46,802
2024
+26,859
2024
Urban population
65.6%
2024
48.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.7
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
9
2024
Higher education index
56
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.71
2023
4.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2019
27.4
2019
Visa free countries
85
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
77.3%
2022
54.1%
2022
English speaking
18.4%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
91%
2023
27.6%
2022

Health

Morocco Somalia
Government health expenditure per capita
$199.2
2022
$15.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$85.7
2022
$6.47
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
59.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.12%
2022
50.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.73
2017
0.02
2014
Maternal mortality per 100K births
70
2023
563
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
16.6
2023
104
2023
Obesity rate
22.5%
2022
14.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.9%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
75
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.5 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Morocco Somalia
% of world land
0.3%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
4,525 sq mi
2024
12,742 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
115,013 sq mi
2025
170,384 sq mi
2025
Forest area
22,293 sq mi
2025
22,200 sq mi
2025
Roads length
35,626 mi
2022
9,321 mi
2018

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