Afghanistan vs Morocco
Afghanistan vs Morocco: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 1.82% of the labour force in Afghanistan and 2.07% of the labour force in Morocco, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Morocco, by 0.25 percentage points, or 1.14 times that in Afghanistan.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Morocco has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Afghanistan.
- In 2020, Afghanistan ranked 32 and Morocco ranked 24 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | Afghanistan | Morocco | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.82 | 2.07 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 3.02 | 2.02 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 2.96 | 2.06 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 3.5 | 2.11 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 3.64 | 2.09 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 3.73 | 2.08 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 3.75 | 2.09 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 4.21 | 2.11 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 4.5 | 2.14 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 4.76 | 2.14 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 4.5 | 2.16 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 3.9 | 2.17 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 1.5 | 2.19 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 0.84 | 2.23 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 0.86 | 2.28 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 0.48 | 2.38 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 0.49 | 2.42 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 2.47 | 2.43 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 2.43 | 2.48 | 1 |
| 2001 | – | 2.51 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 8.54 | 2.5 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 8.6 | 2.53 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 8.87 | 2.59 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 9.81 | 2.66 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 10.12 | 2.7 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 9.34 | 2.78 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 1.15 | 2.35 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 1.24 | 2.41 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 1.39 | 2.47 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 1.5 | 2.54 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 1.95 | 2.61 | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Afghanistan vs Morocco
Health
- Life expectancyAfghanistan: 66 years in 2023Morocco: 75.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAfghanistan: 5.3 per 100 live births in 2024Morocco: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAfghanistan: 44 per 1,000 live births in 2023Morocco: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAfghanistan: 30% in 2022Morocco: 74.8% in 2022
- DepressionAfghanistan: 4.14% in 2017Morocco: 5.41% in 2017
- Suicide rateAfghanistan: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Morocco: 7.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAfghanistan: 41.5 million people in 2023Morocco: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthAfghanistan: 2.85% a year in 2023Morocco: 1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAfghanistan: 4.84 births per woman in 2023Morocco: 2.23 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAfghanistan: 25.9% in 2025Morocco: 63.1% in 2025
- Median ageAfghanistan: 16.9 years in 2023Morocco: 29.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAfghanistan: 2.4% in 2023Morocco: 7.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateAfghanistan: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Morocco: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAfghanistan: 1.83% of GDP in 2021Morocco: 3.54% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAfghanistan: $8.55M in 1977Morocco: $5.88B in 2025
- Military spending per personAfghanistan: $7 in 2021Morocco: $166 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAfghanistan: 5% of government spending in 2020Morocco: 10.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAfghanistan: 165,000 people in 2020Morocco: 246,000 people in 2020
- National powerAfghanistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Morocco: 0.4% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsAfghanistan: 65 million TIV in 2021Morocco: 392 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAfghanistan: 1 million TIV in 1992Morocco: 26 million TIV in 2024