Iraq vs Morocco
Iraq vs Morocco: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 72.3 years in Iraq and 75.3 years in Morocco, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Morocco, by 3 years, or 1.04 times that in Iraq.
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What the numbers say
- Morocco has been higher since 1996, when it overtook Iraq.
- In 2023, Iraq ranked 141 and Morocco ranked 111 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Iraq at 81.6 years and Morocco at 86.3 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Iraq | Morocco | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 72.3 | 75.3 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 72 | 75.2 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 70.7 | 73.4 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 69.7 | 73.1 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 71.3 | 74.2 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 71.1 | 74 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 69.8 | 73.6 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 68.7 | 73.2 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 70 | 72.9 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 69.7 | 72.5 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 69.1 | 72.1 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 68.8 | 71.7 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 68.4 | 71.3 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 68.1 | 70.8 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 67.8 | 70.5 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 66.5 | 70.1 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 64.4 | 69.6 | 69 |
| 2006 | 64 | 69.2 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 64.9 | 68.8 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 64.6 | 68.3 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 64.8 | 68 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 65.7 | 67.6 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 65.3 | 67.2 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 64.9 | 66.8 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 64.5 | 66.4 | 66 |
| 1998 | 64.4 | 66 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 64.2 | 65.6 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 64.6 | 65.2 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 64.8 | 64.7 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 65 | 64.4 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 65.3 | 63.9 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 65.3 | 63.4 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 61.3 | 62.9 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 57.6 | 62.4 | 64 |
| 1989 | 57.5 | 61.8 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 56.7 | 61.2 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 60.3 | 60.6 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 60 | 60 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 59.8 | 59.2 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 59.5 | 58.4 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 59.3 | 57.7 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 59 | 56.9 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 58.7 | 56 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 60.9 | 55.2 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 64.4 | 54.4 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 64.2 | 53.6 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 63.9 | 52.8 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 63.6 | 52.1 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 61.4 | 51.4 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 61 | 50.8 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 62.3 | 50.2 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 61.8 | 49.7 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 61.3 | 49.2 | 56 |
| 1970 | 60.5 | 48.7 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 59.6 | 48.2 | 56 |
| 1968 | 59 | 47.7 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 58.4 | 47.1 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 57.3 | 46.5 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 56.4 | 45.9 | 54 |
| 1964 | 55.2 | 45.4 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 54.4 | 44.8 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 53.5 | 44.2 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 52.3 | 43.7 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 51.5 | 41.7 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 49.7 | 42.7 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 49 | 42.2 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 47.7 | 41.7 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 46.4 | 41.2 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 45 | 40.8 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 43.5 | 40.4 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 42.1 | 40 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 40.5 | 39.6 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 39 | 39.2 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 37.4 | 38.8 | 46.4 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Iraq | Morocco | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 72.471.1–73.7 | 75.574.3–76.6 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 72.570.8–74.3 | 75.774–77.2 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 72.670.5–74.8 | 75.973.8–77.8 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 72.770.2–75.2 | 7673.6–78.3 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 72.869.9–75.6 | 76.273.4–78.8 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 72.969.9–75.9 | 76.473.4–79.1 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 73.169.8–76.2 | 76.573.5–79.5 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 73.269.8–76.4 | 76.773.5–79.8 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 73.369.6–76.7 | 76.973.5–80.3 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 73.469.4–77 | 7773.4–80.5 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 73.569.2–77.4 | 77.273.1–80.7 | 75 |
| 2035 | 73.669.2–77.7 | 77.473.3–81 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 73.769–77.7 | 77.573.3–81.3 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 73.869–78 | 77.773.3–81.7 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 73.968.9–78.2 | 77.873.4–82.1 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 7469–78.6 | 7873.4–82.2 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 74.168.8–78.8 | 78.273.5–82.4 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 74.269–79 | 78.373.5–82.7 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 74.368.9–79.3 | 78.573.4–82.9 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 74.569–79.7 | 78.773.6–83.2 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 74.668.9–79.9 | 78.873.4–83.3 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 74.768.9–80.1 | 7973.5–83.6 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 74.868.9–80.5 | 79.173.7–83.9 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 74.968.7–80.7 | 79.373.8–84.2 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 7568.7–81 | 79.573.7–84.3 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 75.268.8–81.2 | 79.673.7–84.4 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 75.368.9–81.4 | 79.873.8–84.6 | 77 |
| 2051 | 75.468.7–81.8 | 79.973.7–84.9 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 75.568.9–82 | 80.174–85.1 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 75.668.8–82.2 | 80.274–85.4 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 75.868.8–82.4 | 80.474.1–85.7 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 75.968.6–82.4 | 80.573.9–85.9 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 7668.8–82.7 | 80.774.1–85.9 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 76.168.8–82.8 | 80.873.8–86.3 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 76.368.9–83 | 8173.9–86.3 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 76.468.8–83.2 | 81.173.9–86.6 | 78 |
| 2060 | 76.568.7–83.3 | 81.373.9–86.7 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 76.668.9–83.5 | 81.474–87 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 76.869–83.7 | 81.674.3–87.1 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 76.968.9–83.8 | 81.774.3–87.2 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 7769–84 | 81.874.3–87.5 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 77.168.9–84 | 8274.6–87.6 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 77.368.9–84.4 | 82.174.5–87.8 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 77.469–84.7 | 82.274.6–87.9 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 77.569.1–84.9 | 82.474.6–88.2 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 77.669.3–85.1 | 82.574.8–88.3 | 79 |
| 2070 | 77.869–85.1 | 82.674.7–88.2 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 77.969.1–85.3 | 82.875–88.5 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 7869–85.5 | 82.975.1–88.6 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 78.169.3–85.8 | 83.175–88.7 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 78.369–85.7 | 83.275.2–88.9 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 78.469–85.9 | 83.375.2–89.1 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 78.569.4–86.2 | 83.475.3–89.4 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 78.769.4–86.5 | 83.675.2–89.5 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 78.869.2–86.5 | 83.775.4–89.8 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 78.969.4–86.8 | 83.875.5–89.7 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 7969.3–86.9 | 83.975.4–90 | 80 |
| 2081 | 79.269.3–87.2 | 84.175.9–90.1 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 79.369.4–87.2 | 84.275.8–90.3 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 79.469.6–87.4 | 84.376.1–90.7 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 79.669.4–87.6 | 84.476.1–90.6 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 79.769.6–87.6 | 84.676–90.8 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 79.869.4–87.9 | 84.776.1–91 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 8069.6–88.1 | 84.876.2–91.3 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 80.169.7–88.2 | 84.976.5–91.4 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 80.270–88.3 | 8576.4–91.4 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 80.369.9–88.4 | 85.176.4–91.7 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 80.570–88.7 | 85.376.4–91.7 | 81 |
| 2092 | 80.669.9–88.7 | 85.476.6–92 | 81 |
| 2093 | 80.770.1–89 | 85.576.5–92 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 80.870.1–89 | 85.676.7–92.1 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 8170–89.2 | 85.776.8–92.3 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 81.170–89.4 | 85.877–92.3 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 81.269.8–89.3 | 85.977–92.3 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 81.369.9–89.6 | 8677.1–92.7 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 81.569.6–89.6 | 86.177.2–92.7 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 81.669.7–89.8 | 86.377.1–92.9 | 81.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, 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
Iraq vs Morocco
Health
- Child mortalityIraq: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Morocco: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIraq: 19 per 1,000 live births in 2023Morocco: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIraq: 59.7% in 2022Morocco: 74.8% in 2022
- DepressionIraq: 3.89% in 2017Morocco: 5.41% in 2017
- Suicide rateIraq: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Morocco: 7.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIraq: 45.1 million people in 2023Morocco: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthIraq: 2.15% a year in 2023Morocco: 1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIraq: 3.25 births per woman in 2023Morocco: 2.23 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIraq: 69.9% in 2025Morocco: 63.1% in 2025
- Median ageIraq: 20.4 years in 2023Morocco: 29.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIraq: 3.4% in 2023Morocco: 7.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateIraq: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Morocco: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIraq: 2.45% of GDP in 2025Morocco: 3.54% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIraq: $6.4B in 2025Morocco: $5.88B in 2025
- Military spending per personIraq: $139 in 2025Morocco: $166 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIraq: 5.5% of government spending in 2025Morocco: 10.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIraq: 459,000 people in 2020Morocco: 246,000 people in 2020
- National powerIraq: 0.54% of world capability in 2022Morocco: 0.4% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIraq: 4.4% of the labour force in 2020Morocco: 2.07% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIraq: 55 million TIV in 2025Morocco: 392 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIraq: 20 million TIV in 1989Morocco: 26 million TIV in 2024