Algeria vs Morocco

Algeria and Morocco compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Algeria has about 1.2 times as many people as Morocco: 47.4 million against 38.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Algeria ($6,051) is 30% higher than in Morocco ($4,672) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Morocco (4.6%) than in Algeria (3.8%), a difference of 0.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Algeria (1.4%) than in Morocco (0.7%), a difference of 0.7 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Algeria (11.6%) than in Morocco (9%), a difference of 2.6 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Algeria can expect to live 1 years longer than one born in Morocco: 76.5 years against 75.5 years in 2024.
• The population of Morocco is older: half of its people are over 29.2 years, against 28.2 years in Algeria in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Morocco (91.2%) than in Algeria (77.4%), a difference of 13.8 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Algeria (4 tonnes) are about 2.2 times as high as in Morocco (1.8 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Morocco (12.8%) than in Algeria (0.7%), a difference of 12.1 percentage points in 2024.