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Morocco vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Morocco has a population of 38.1M (ranked 39/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Morocco's land area is 172,317 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 55th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Morocco ranks 60/197 ($154B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Morocco ranks 128/197 ($4,055), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Morocco Yemen
Population
38697192
42727988
Population rank 41/197 37/197
GDP
$154B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 60/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$4,055
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 128/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$10,305
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$108B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
68.9%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,840
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 105/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,043
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
172,317 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
221 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.23
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
30.5 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Morocco and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Morocco and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Morocco

Yemen
Year GDP
Morocco Yemen
1960 $2,037,154,742 -
1961 $2,025,693,540 -
1962 $2,379,611,125 -
1963 $2,657,252,578 -
1964 $2,798,345,299 -
1965 $2,948,331,090 -
1966 $2,876,401,297 -
1967 $3,046,345,314 -
1968 $3,271,422,333 -
1969 $3,651,622,669 -
1970 $3,956,336,244 -
1971 $4,356,669,034 -
1972 $5,074,117,545 -
1973 $6,242,145,880 -
1974 $7,675,466,449 -
1975 $8,984,853,005 -
1976 $9,584,297,284 -
1977 $11,049,783,872 -
1978 $13,236,946,234 -
1979 $15,911,994,817 -
1980 $21,728,516,153 -
1981 $17,788,185,479 -
1982 $17,692,276,734 -
1983 $16,251,408,128 -
1984 $14,824,667,954 -
1985 $14,991,283,216 -
1986 $19,462,085,540 -
1987 $21,765,195,948 -
1988 $25,705,296,184 -
1989 $26,314,313,191 -
1990 $30,179,954,775 $12,643,821,569
1991 $32,285,573,574 $14,665,445,462
1992 $33,711,069,431 $17,959,367,194
1993 $31,655,473,664 $21,736,802,664
1994 $35,604,137,423 $28,019,483,764
1995 $39,030,285,468 $12,796,345,679
1996 $43,161,571,528 $6,496,163,616
1997 $39,147,844,526 $6,838,298,531
1998 $46,497,608,725 $6,322,175,566
1999 $46,266,428,648 $7,639,325,296
2000 $43,017,455,402 $9,679,316,770
2001 $43,831,480,208 $9,852,990,693
2002 $47,077,192,188 $10,693,430,511
2003 $58,029,363,354 $11,777,532,662
2004 $66,114,145,451 $13,867,634,371
2005 $68,852,658,069 $16,731,566,717
2006 $75,883,823,301 $19,063,143,370
2007 $86,947,913,287 $21,650,528,674
2008 $101,822,906,949 $26,910,855,807
2009 $101,154,952,241 $25,130,278,213
2010 $100,865,329,473 $30,906,749,533
2011 $110,080,631,332 $32,726,417,878
2012 $106,937,392,311 $35,401,331,609
2013 $115,739,287,305 $40,415,233,436
2014 $119,130,841,412 $43,228,585,321
2015 $110,413,823,842 $42,444,490,074
2016 $111,572,947,005 $31,317,825,274
2017 $118,540,573,368 $26,842,229,045
2018 $127,341,147,582 $21,606,160,663
2019 $128,920,266,409 -
2020 $121,353,645,057 -
2021 $142,022,058,447 -
2022 $130,951,926,351 -
2023 $144,417,103,250 -
2024 $154,430,996,473 -

Morocco and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Morocco

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Morocco Yemen
1960 $175.2 -
1961 $169.8 -
1962 $194.2 -
1963 $211.3 -
1964 $216.9 -
1965 $222.7 -
1966 $211.5 -
1967 $218.1 -
1968 $228 -
1969 $247.8 -
1970 $261.5 -
1971 $280.6 -
1972 $319 -
1973 $382 -
1974 $459 -
1975 $524 -
1976 $545 -
1977 $613 -
1978 $716 -
1979 $839 -
1980 $1,117 -
1981 $890 -
1982 $862 -
1983 $772 -
1984 $687 -
1985 $678 -
1986 $861 -
1987 $944 -
1988 $1,094 -
1989 $1,099 -
1990 $1,238 $910
1991 $1,302 $1,016
1992 $1,337 $1,198
1993 $1,236 $1,397
1994 $1,369 $1,735
1995 $1,478 $764
1996 $1,610 $375
1997 $1,439 $383
1998 $1,683 $343
1999 $1,651 $401
2000 $1,513 $493
2001 $1,521 $487
2002 $1,612 $513
2003 $1,962 $549
2004 $2,207 $628
2005 $2,268 $734
2006 $2,466 $810
2007 $2,788 $890
2008 $3,222 $1,072
2009 $3,158 $969
2010 $3,107 $1,155
2011 $3,345 $1,186
2012 $3,206 $1,245
2013 $3,425 $1,379
2014 $3,483 $1,430
2015 $3,190 $1,362
2016 $3,186 $975
2017 $3,344 $811
2018 $3,553 $634
2019 $3,560 -
2020 $3,317 -
2021 $3,843 -
2022 $3,508 -
2023 $3,829 -
2024 $4,055 -

Morocco vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Morocco

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Morocco Yemen
1950 38.8 28.9
1951 39.1 29.3
1952 39.6 29.6
1953 40 30
1954 40.4 30.4
1955 40.8 30.8
1956 41.2 31.3
1957 41.7 31.8
1958 42.2 32.4
1959 42.7 32.9
1960 41.7 33.5
1961 43.7 34.1
1962 44.2 33.7
1963 44.8 33.4
1964 45.3 34.9
1965 45.9 35.6
1966 46.5 36.3
1967 47.1 37.1
1968 47.7 38
1969 48.2 39.6
1970 48.7 40.6
1971 49.2 41.8
1972 49.7 42.7
1973 50.2 43.6
1974 50.8 44.5
1975 51.4 45.5
1976 52 46.4
1977 52.8 47.4
1978 53.6 48.5
1979 54.4 49.5
1980 55.2 50.6
1981 56 51.7
1982 56.9 52.4
1983 57.7 53.6
1984 58.4 54.6
1985 59.2 55.4
1986 60 54
1987 60.6 56.8
1988 61.2 57.4
1989 61.8 58
1990 62.4 58.5
1991 62.9 58.8
1992 63.4 59.3
1993 63.9 59.7
1994 64.3 59.8
1995 64.7 60.5
1996 65.2 60.9
1997 65.6 61.3
1998 66 61.8
1999 66.4 62.3
2000 66.8 62.8
2001 67.2 63.3
2002 67.6 63.8
2003 68 64.4
2004 68.3 64.9
2005 68.7 65.4
2006 69.2 65.8
2007 69.6 66.2
2008 70.1 66.6
2009 70.5 66.9
2010 70.8 67.2
2011 71.3 67.4
2012 71.7 67.6
2013 72.1 68
2014 72.5 68
2015 72.9 66.8
2016 73.2 67.1
2017 73.6 67.1
2018 73.9 65.9
2019 74.2 66.6
2020 73.1 66.4
2021 73.4 66
2022 75.2 68
2023 75.3 69.3
2024 75.5 69.4
2025 75.7 69.6

Morocco and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Morocco

Yemen
Year Population
Morocco Yemen
1960 11,624,933 5,532,301
1961 11,931,085 5,655,232
1962 12,253,092 5,782,221
1963 12,577,502 5,911,135
1964 12,898,886 6,048,006
1965 13,239,171 6,195,593
1966 13,597,065 6,351,494
1967 13,968,175 6,516,444
1968 14,347,899 6,690,524
1969 14,734,255 6,875,859
1970 15,129,449 7,065,279
1971 15,527,225 7,257,462
1972 15,924,692 7,460,068
1973 16,326,269 7,672,796
1974 16,733,842 7,896,783
1975 17,150,786 8,133,598
1976 17,574,182 8,384,113
1977 18,014,756 8,648,222
1978 18,477,385 8,926,586
1979 18,955,589 9,224,194
1980 19,459,943 9,543,358
1981 19,985,401 9,882,362
1982 20,520,318 10,241,006
1983 21,060,696 10,621,499
1984 21,593,778 11,025,597
1985 22,113,953 11,453,825
1986 22,600,803 11,901,040
1987 23,054,392 12,369,912
1988 23,500,524 12,859,708
1989 23,939,414 13,364,174
1990 24,375,551 13,887,862
1991 24,799,014 14,430,201
1992 25,212,468 14,989,494
1993 25,614,586 15,563,914
1994 26,000,822 16,149,147
1995 26,399,429 16,740,058
1996 26,808,107 17,313,177
1997 27,213,337 17,873,936
1998 27,621,648 18,446,013
1999 28,027,179 19,029,420
2000 28,423,435 19,624,141
2001 28,814,643 20,226,147
2002 29,198,142 20,835,086
2003 29,571,415 21,456,379
2004 29,953,018 22,095,167
2005 30,358,144 22,790,085
2006 30,771,178 23,543,083
2007 31,186,468 24,318,082
2008 31,606,767 25,111,941
2009 32,030,778 25,927,724
2010 32,467,016 26,754,387
2011 32,912,588 27,582,897
2012 33,355,241 28,433,647
2013 33,787,571 29,312,952
2014 34,204,780 30,226,309
2015 34,607,588 31,159,379
2016 35,023,457 32,109,010
2017 35,446,392 33,090,921
2018 35,839,760 34,085,182
2019 36,210,898 35,111,408
2020 36,584,208 36,134,863
2021 36,954,442 37,140,230
2022 37,329,064 38,222,876
2023 37,712,505 39,390,799
2024 38,081,173 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Morocco and Yemen

Fertility rate
Morocco

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Morocco Yemen
1960 6.89 7.99
1961 6.97 8
1962 7.05 8.01
1963 7.01 8.03
1964 6.97 8.07
1965 6.93 8.1
1966 6.89 8.14
1967 6.85 8.17
1968 6.79 8.19
1969 6.73 8.22
1970 6.68 8.23
1971 6.62 8.26
1972 6.55 8.27
1973 6.48 8.29
1974 6.4 8.33
1975 6.3 8.37
1976 6.18 8.42
1977 6.04 8.47
1978 5.91 8.5
1979 5.85 8.67
1980 5.78 8.71
1981 5.71 8.75
1982 5.6 8.79
1983 5.41 8.83
1984 5.2 8.85
1985 4.99 8.86
1986 4.77 8.86
1987 4.58 8.83
1988 4.39 8.79
1989 4.22 8.71
1990 4.06 8.61
1991 3.95 8.46
1992 3.76 8.27
1993 3.55 8.05
1994 3.41 7.8
1995 3.3 7.53
1996 3.23 7
1997 3.15 6.82
1998 3.04 6.64
1999 2.88 6.49
2000 2.77 6.32
2001 2.69 6.14
2002 2.62 5.97
2003 2.61 5.84
2004 2.61 5.71
2005 2.61 5.56
2006 2.61 5.41
2007 2.62 5.26
2008 2.61 5.11
2009 2.62 5
2010 2.63 4.81
2011 2.6 4.63
2012 2.54 4.63
2013 2.48 4.62
2014 2.42 4.62
2015 2.41 4.62
2016 2.4 4.61
2017 2.38 4.61
2018 2.35 4.61
2019 2.34 4.6
2020 2.32 4.6
2021 2.29 4.6
2022 2.26 4.59
2023 2.23 4.59

Morocco and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Morocco

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Morocco Yemen
1960 17.9 19.7
1961 17.6 19.6
1962 17.4 19.6
1963 17.2 19.5
1964 17 19.4
1965 16.9 19.3
1966 16.8 19.2
1967 16.7 19.1
1968 16.6 18.9
1969 16.6 18.7
1970 16.6 18.4
1971 16.7 18.1
1972 16.7 17.8
1973 16.8 17.6
1974 16.9 17.3
1975 16.9 17
1976 17.1 16.8
1977 17.2 16.6
1978 17.3 16.3
1979 17.4 16.1
1980 17.6 15.9
1981 17.7 15.7
1982 17.8 15.5
1983 18 15.3
1984 18.1 15.1
1985 18.3 15
1986 18.5 14.9
1987 18.7 14.8
1988 18.9 14.7
1989 19.2 14.6
1990 19.4 14.6
1991 19.7 14.6
1992 20 14.6
1993 20.3 14.6
1994 20.6 14.6
1995 21 14.7
1996 21.3 14.8
1997 21.6 14.9
1998 21.9 15
1999 22.2 15.2
2000 22.5 15.4
2001 22.8 15.6
2002 23.1 15.8
2003 23.4 16
2004 23.7 16.2
2005 24 16.4
2006 24.3 16.7
2007 24.7 16.9
2008 25 17.2
2009 25.4 17.4
2010 25.7 17.7
2011 26.1 17.9
2012 26.4 18.1
2013 26.7 18.3
2014 27.1 18.5
2015 27.5 18.7
2016 27.8 18.8
2017 28.2 18.9
2018 28.5 19
2019 28.9 19.1
2020 29.2 19.1
2021 29.5 19.1
2022 29.9 19.2
2023 30.2 19.2
2024 30.5 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Morocco Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$145B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
34.3%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.02%
2023
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.64%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
246,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.89%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.8%
2022
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
54.1%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
24.1%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
60.3
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
31.9%
2013
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2013
3%
2014
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
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$12.5B
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,802,000
2020
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
12%
2020
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
44.4%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Morocco Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
601 kg
2023
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.6
2023
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
69.9 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.85 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
90.1%
2022
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
10.9%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
4.92%
2023
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
93.6%
2023
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
997 kWh
2023
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
19.3%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.18%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Morocco Yemen
% of world population
0.47%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
-46,802
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
65.6%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.7
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
56
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.71
2023
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
85
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
77.3%
2022
54.1%
2004
English speaking
18.4%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
91%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Morocco Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$199.2
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$85.7
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.12%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.73
2017
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
70
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
16.6
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
22.5%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.9%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
75
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.5 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Morocco Yemen
% of world land
0.3%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
4,525 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
115,013 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
22,293 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
35,626 mi
2022
n/a

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