Iraq vs Morocco

Iraq 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.

• Iraq has about 1.2 times as many people as Morocco: 47 million against 38.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Iraq ($5,410) is 16% higher than in Morocco ($4,672) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Morocco (4.6%) than in Iraq (-2.2%), a difference of 6.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Morocco (0.7%) than in Iraq (0.3%), a difference of 0.4 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Iraq (15.5%) than in Morocco (9%), a difference of 6.5 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Morocco can expect to live 3.1 years longer than one born in Iraq: 75.5 years against 72.4 years in 2024.
• The population of Morocco is older: half of its people are over 29.2 years, against 20.3 years in Iraq in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Morocco (91.2%) than in Iraq (81.5%), a difference of 9.7 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Iraq (5.2 tonnes) are about 2.9 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 Iraq (1.6%), a difference of 11.2 percentage points in 2024.