Algeria vs Morocco
Algeria vs Morocco: Safe drinking water
Safe drinking water in 2022: 70.6% in Algeria and 74.8% in Morocco, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Morocco, by 4.2 percentage points, or 1.06 times that in Algeria.
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
What the numbers say
- Morocco has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Algeria.
- In 2022, Algeria ranked 84 and Morocco ranked 78 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.
Every year
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
| Year | Algeria | Morocco | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 70.6 | 74.8 | 72.9 |
| 2021 | 70.6 | 74.6 | 72.5 |
| 2020 | 72.3 | 73.9 | 72.3 |
| 2019 | 74 | 73.6 | 71.7 |
| 2018 | 75 | 73.2 | 71 |
| 2017 | 75.7 | 71.5 | 70.4 |
| 2016 | 76.4 | 69.9 | 69.7 |
| 2015 | 77 | 68.3 | 69.1 |
| 2014 | 76.6 | 65.7 | 68.4 |
| 2013 | 76.3 | 62.6 | 67.7 |
| 2012 | 75.9 | 59.5 | 67.1 |
| 2011 | 75.5 | 56.5 | 66.4 |
| 2010 | 75.1 | 53.5 | 65.9 |
| 2009 | 74.6 | 50.6 | 65.4 |
| 2008 | 74.2 | 47.7 | 64.9 |
| 2007 | 73.7 | 44.9 | 64.6 |
| 2006 | 73.2 | 44.4 | 64 |
| 2005 | 72.8 | 43.8 | 63.7 |
| 2004 | 72.3 | 43.3 | 63 |
| 2003 | 71.7 | 42.8 | 62.4 |
| 2002 | 71.2 | 42.4 | 61.8 |
| 2001 | 70.6 | 42 | 61.1 |
| 2000 | 70.1 | 41.5 | 60.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people whose drinking water comes from an improved source at home, there when needed and free of contamination.
- Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 135 countries with a value in 2022, 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
Algeria vs Morocco
Health
- Life expectancyAlgeria: 76.3 years in 2023Morocco: 75.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAlgeria: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Morocco: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAlgeria: 17.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Morocco: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAlgeria: 3.66% in 2017Morocco: 5.41% in 2017
- Suicide rateAlgeria: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Morocco: 7.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAlgeria: 46.2 million people in 2023Morocco: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthAlgeria: 1.44% a year in 2023Morocco: 1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAlgeria: 2.77 births per woman in 2023Morocco: 2.23 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAlgeria: 75.8% in 2025Morocco: 63.1% in 2025
- Median ageAlgeria: 28.2 years in 2023Morocco: 29.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAlgeria: 6.4% in 2023Morocco: 7.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateAlgeria: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Morocco: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAlgeria: 8.83% of GDP in 2025Morocco: 3.54% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAlgeria: $24.1B in 2025Morocco: $5.88B in 2025
- Military spending per personAlgeria: $540 in 2025Morocco: $166 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAlgeria: 24.6% of government spending in 2025Morocco: 10.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAlgeria: 326,000 people in 2020Morocco: 246,000 people in 2020
- National powerAlgeria: 0.51% of world capability in 2022Morocco: 0.4% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAlgeria: 2.81% of the labour force in 2020Morocco: 2.07% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAlgeria: 108 million TIV in 2025Morocco: 392 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAlgeria: 12 million TIV in 1984Morocco: 26 million TIV in 2024