Morocco vs Tunisia

Morocco and Tunisia 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 3.1 times as many people as Tunisia: 38.4 million against 12.3 million in 2025.
• GDP per person is about the same in Morocco ($4,672) and Tunisia ($4,657) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Morocco (4.6%) than in Tunisia (2.5%), a difference of 2.1 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Tunisia (5.2%) than in Morocco (0.7%), a difference of 4.5 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Tunisia (15.1%) than in Morocco (9%), a difference of 6.1 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Tunisia can expect to live 1.2 years longer than one born in Morocco: 76.7 years against 75.5 years in 2024.
• The population of Tunisia is older: half of its people are over 32.1 years, against 29.2 years in Morocco in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Morocco (91.2%) than in Tunisia (76.5%), a difference of 14.7 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Tunisia (2.6 tonnes) are 44% higher than in Morocco (1.8 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Morocco (12.8%) than in Tunisia (4.4%), a difference of 8.4 percentage points in 2024.