Egypt vs Morocco

Egypt 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.

• Egypt has about 3.1 times as many people as Morocco: 118.4 million against 38.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Morocco ($4,672) is 51% higher than in Egypt ($3,086) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Morocco (4.6%) than in Egypt (4.4%), a difference of 0.2 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Egypt (14.1%) than in Morocco (0.7%), a difference of 13.4 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Morocco (9%) than in Egypt (6.8%), a difference of 2.2 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Morocco can expect to live 3.7 years longer than one born in Egypt: 75.5 years against 71.8 years in 2024.
• The population of Morocco is older: half of its people are over 29.2 years, against 24 years in Egypt in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Morocco (91.2%) than in Egypt (74.6%), a difference of 16.6 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Egypt (2.5 tonnes) are 39% higher than in Morocco (1.8 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Morocco (12.8%) than in Egypt (0%), a difference of 12.8 percentage points in 2024.