Morocco vs Syria
Morocco vs Syria: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 100% in Morocco and 89.3% in Syria, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Morocco, by 10.7 percentage points, or 1.12 times that in Syria.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Morocco has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Syria.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Morocco | Syria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100 | 89.3 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 100 | 88.4 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 100 | 89 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 100 | 88.8 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 100 | 89 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 99.6 | 89.2 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 98.1 | 86 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 100 | 89.6 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 97.8 | 89.8 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 97.3 | 90 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 97.3 | 90.2 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 97.2 | 90.4 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 96.4 | 90.7 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 96.1 | 91.5 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 95.7 | 92.7 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 85.9 | 91.1 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 84.1 | 91.3 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 82.2 | 91.5 | 82 |
| 2006 | 96.5 | 99.5 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 78.6 | 92 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 78.2 | 92.3 | 80 |
| 2003 | 75.1 | 92.6 | 80 |
| 2002 | 73.3 | 86.6 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 71.6 | 93.1 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 69.8 | 93.4 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 67.8 | – | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 65.9 | – | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 64.1 | – | – |
| 1996 | 62.3 | – | – |
| 1995 | 56.5 | – | – |
| 1994 | 58.6 | – | – |
| 1993 | 56.8 | – | – |
| 1992 | 49.2 | – | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, 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
- DepressionMorocco: 5.41% in 2017Syria: 3.58% in 2017
- 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