Jordan vs Morocco

Jordan 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.

• Morocco has about 3.3 times as many people as Jordan: 38.4 million against 11.5 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Jordan ($5,348) is 14% higher than in Morocco ($4,672) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Morocco (4.6%) than in Jordan (2.8%), a difference of 1.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Jordan (1.8%) than in Morocco (0.7%), a difference of 1.1 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Jordan (16.5%) than in Morocco (9%), a difference of 7.5 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Jordan can expect to live 2.5 years longer than one born in Morocco: 78 years against 75.5 years in 2024.
• The population of Morocco is older: half of its people are over 29.2 years, against 24.3 years in Jordan in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Jordan (95.6%) than in Morocco (91.2%), a difference of 4.4 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Jordan (2.1 tonnes) are 17% higher than in Morocco (1.8 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Morocco (12.8%) than in Jordan (0.8%), a difference of 12 percentage points in 2024.