Morocco vs Tunisia
Morocco vs Tunisia: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $166 in Morocco and $121 in Tunisia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Morocco, by $45, or 1.37 times that in Tunisia.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Morocco has been higher since 2001, when it overtook Tunisia.
- In 2025, Morocco ranked 64 and Tunisia ranked 73 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Morocco | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $166 | $121 |
| 2024 | $146 | $108 |
| 2023 | $138 | $99 |
| 2022 | $135 | $95 |
| 2021 | $145 | $102 |
| 2020 | $133 | $97 |
| 2019 | $103 | $84 |
| 2018 | $104 | $72 |
| 2017 | $99 | $74 |
| 2016 | $96 | $86 |
| 2015 | $95 | $86 |
| 2014 | $119 | $81 |
| 2013 | $121 | $69 |
| 2012 | $103 | $62 |
| 2011 | $102 | $66 |
| 2010 | $98 | $53 |
| 2009 | $96 | $53 |
| 2008 | $94 | $55 |
| 2007 | $78 | $47 |
| 2006 | $70 | $48 |
| 2005 | $67 | $46 |
| 2004 | $65 | $44 |
| 2003 | $62 | $41 |
| 2002 | $51 | $35 |
| 2001 | $51 | $34 |
| 2000 | $30 | $34 |
| 1999 | $43 | $37 |
| 1998 | $53 | $39 |
| 1997 | $52 | $38 |
| 1996 | $54 | $43 |
| 1995 | $55 | $38 |
| 1994 | $53 | $33 |
| 1993 | $49 | $31 |
| 1992 | $49 | $34 |
| 1991 | $47 | $31 |
| 1990 | $44 | $30 |
| 1989 | $42 | $29 |
| 1988 | $39 | $30 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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 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
- Armed forces, share of workersMorocco: 2.07% of the labour force in 2020Tunisia: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMorocco: 392 million TIV in 2025Tunisia: 7 million TIV in 2025