Morocco vs Tunisia
Morocco vs Tunisia: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 2.07% of the labour force in Morocco and 1.18% of the labour force in Tunisia, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Morocco, by 0.89 percentage points, or 1.76 times that in Tunisia.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Morocco has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2020, Morocco ranked 24 and Tunisia ranked 56 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | Morocco | Tunisia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2.07 | 1.18 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 2.02 | 1.09 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 2.06 | 1.12 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 2.11 | 1.16 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 2.09 | 1.16 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 2.08 | 1.17 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 2.09 | 1.18 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 2.11 | 1.19 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 2.14 | 1.19 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 2.14 | 1.22 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 2.16 | 1.24 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 2.17 | 1.26 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 2.19 | 1.29 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 2.23 | 1.31 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 2.28 | 1.34 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 2.38 | 1.34 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 2.42 | 1.36 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 2.43 | 1.38 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 2.48 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2.51 | 1.42 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 2.5 | 1.44 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 2.53 | 1.46 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 2.59 | 1.48 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 2.66 | 1.51 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 2.7 | 1.91 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 2.78 | 1.98 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 2.35 | 1.22 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 2.41 | 1.25 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 2.47 | 1.29 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 2.54 | 1.33 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 2.61 | 1.37 | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, 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 Tunisia
Health
- Life expectancyMorocco: 75.3 years in 2023Tunisia: 76.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMorocco: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024Tunisia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMorocco: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tunisia: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMorocco: 74.8% in 2022Tunisia: 74.3% in 2022
- DepressionMorocco: 5.41% in 2017Tunisia: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateMorocco: 7.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Tunisia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMorocco: 37.7 million people in 2023Tunisia: 12.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthMorocco: 1% a year in 2023Tunisia: 0.65% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMorocco: 2.23 births per woman in 2023Tunisia: 1.83 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMorocco: 63.1% in 2025Tunisia: 70.7% in 2025
- Median ageMorocco: 29.2 years in 2023Tunisia: 32.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMorocco: 7.8% in 2023Tunisia: 9.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateMorocco: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Tunisia: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMorocco: 3.54% of GDP in 2025Tunisia: 2.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMorocco: $5.88B in 2025Tunisia: $1.35B in 2025
- Military spending per personMorocco: $166 in 2025Tunisia: $121 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMorocco: 10.3% of government spending in 2025Tunisia: 7.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMorocco: 246,000 people in 2020Tunisia: 48,000 people in 2020
- National powerMorocco: 0.4% of world capability in 2022Tunisia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsMorocco: 392 million TIV in 2025Tunisia: 7 million TIV in 2025