Morocco vs Sri Lanka

Morocco and Sri Lanka 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 1.8 times as many people as Sri Lanka: 38.4 million against 21.8 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Sri Lanka ($5,002) is 7% higher than in Morocco ($4,672) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Sri Lanka (5%) than in Morocco (4.6%), a difference of 0.4 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Morocco (0.7%) than in Sri Lanka (-4.8%), a difference of 5.5 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Morocco (9%) than in Sri Lanka (4%), a difference of 5 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Sri Lanka can expect to live 2.2 years longer than one born in Morocco: 77.7 years against 75.5 years in 2024.
• The population of Sri Lanka is older: half of its people are over 32.8 years, against 29.2 years in Morocco in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Morocco (91.2%) than in Sri Lanka (54.6%), a difference of 36.6 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Morocco (1.8 tonnes) are 64% higher than in Sri Lanka (1.1 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Sri Lanka (34.4%) than in Morocco (12.8%), a difference of 21.6 percentage points in 2024.