Morocco vs Spain
Morocco vs Spain: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 7.1 per 100,000 people in Morocco and 5.5 per 100,000 people in Spain, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Morocco, by 1.6 per 100,000 people, or 1.3 times that in Spain.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Morocco has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Morocco ranked 132 and Spain ranked 156 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Morocco | Spain | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 7.6 | 5.8 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 7.7 | 5.8 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 7.9 | 5.9 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 11 |
| 2010 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 8.4 | 6 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 8.5 | 6.1 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 8.5 | 6.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 8.6 | 6.2 | 12 |
| 2005 | 8.7 | 6.3 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 9 | 6.7 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 9.1 | 6.6 | 13 |
| 2001 | 9.2 | 6.6 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 9.2 | 6.8 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 9.1 | 7 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 8.9 | 7 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 8.8 | 7 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 16 |
| 1992 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 8 | 7.4 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, 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
Morocco vs Spain
Health
- Life expectancyMorocco: 75.3 years in 2023Spain: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMorocco: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024Spain: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMorocco: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Spain: 2.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMorocco: 74.8% in 2022Spain: 99.6% in 2022
- DepressionMorocco: 5.41% in 2017Spain: 3.54% in 2017
People
- PopulationMorocco: 37.7 million people in 2023Spain: 47.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthMorocco: 1% a year in 2023Spain: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMorocco: 2.23 births per woman in 2023Spain: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMorocco: 63.1% in 2025Spain: 80.5% in 2025
- Median ageMorocco: 29.2 years in 2023Spain: 44.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMorocco: 7.8% in 2023Spain: 20.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateMorocco: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Spain: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMorocco: 3.54% of GDP in 2025Spain: 2.13% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMorocco: $5.88B in 2025Spain: $37.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personMorocco: $166 in 2025Spain: $839 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMorocco: 10.3% of government spending in 2025Spain: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMorocco: 246,000 people in 2020Spain: 199,000 people in 2020
- National powerMorocco: 0.4% of world capability in 2022Spain: 0.66% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMorocco: 2.07% of the labour force in 2020Spain: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMorocco: 392 million TIV in 2025Spain: 237 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMorocco: 26 million TIV in 2024Spain: 341 million TIV in 2025