Morocco vs Syria
Morocco vs Syria: Depression
Depression in 2017: 5.41% in Morocco and 3.58% in Syria, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Morocco, by 1.83 percentage points, or 1.51 times that in Syria.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Morocco has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Morocco | Syria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.41 | 3.58 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 5.47 | 3.56 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 5.53 | 3.55 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 5.58 | 3.54 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 5.62 | 3.53 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 5.65 | 3.52 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 5.68 | 3.52 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 5.7 | 3.52 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 5.71 | 3.52 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 5.72 | 3.53 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 5.72 | 3.55 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 5.73 | 3.56 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 5.73 | 3.57 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 5.73 | 3.57 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 5.74 | 3.57 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 5.74 | 3.58 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 5.75 | 3.58 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 5.74 | 3.58 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 5.71 | 3.58 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 5.64 | 3.58 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 5.56 | 3.59 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 5.5 | 3.59 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 5.47 | 3.59 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 5.46 | 3.6 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 5.45 | 3.6 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 5.45 | 3.62 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 5.46 | 3.63 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 5.47 | 3.64 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- 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 Syria
Health
- Life expectancyMorocco: 75.3 years in 2023Syria: 72.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMorocco: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024Syria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMorocco: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Syria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Suicide rateMorocco: 7.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Syria: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMorocco: 37.7 million people in 2023Syria: 23.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthMorocco: 1% a year in 2023Syria: 4.92% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMorocco: 2.23 births per woman in 2023Syria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMorocco: 63.1% in 2025Syria: 72.1% in 2025
- Median ageMorocco: 29.2 years in 2023Syria: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMorocco: 7.8% in 2023Syria: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateMorocco: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Syria: 32.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMorocco: 3.54% of GDP in 2025Syria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010
- Military spending per personMorocco: $166 in 2025Syria: $110 in 2011
- Military share of state spendingMorocco: 10.3% of government spending in 2025Syria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010
- Armed forces personnelMorocco: 246,000 people in 2020Syria: 269,000 people in 2020
- National powerMorocco: 0.4% of world capability in 2022Syria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMorocco: 2.07% of the labour force in 2020Syria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMorocco: 392 million TIV in 2025Syria: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMorocco: 26 million TIV in 2024Syria: 30 million TIV in 2010