Afghanistan vs Morocco
Afghanistan vs Morocco: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 5.1 years in Afghanistan and 6.3 years in Morocco, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Morocco, by 1.3 years, or 1.25 times that in Afghanistan.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Morocco has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Afghanistan ranked 147 and Morocco ranked 121 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Afghanistan | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.1 | 6.3 |
| 2018 | 5 | 6.1 |
| 2017 | 4.9 | 6.2 |
| 2010 | – | 5.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
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
- Armed forces, share of workersAfghanistan: 1.82% of the labour force in 2020Morocco: 2.07% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAfghanistan: 65 million TIV in 2021Morocco: 392 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAfghanistan: 1 million TIV in 1992Morocco: 26 million TIV in 2024