Morocco vs Tunisia
Morocco vs Tunisia: National power
National power in 2022: 0.4% of world capability in Morocco and 0.1% of world capability in Tunisia, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Morocco, by 0.3 percentage points, or 4.01 times that in Tunisia.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Morocco has been higher since 1872, when it overtook Tunisia.
- In 2022, Morocco ranked 41 and Tunisia ranked 92 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Morocco | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 0.41 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 0.41 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 0.39 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 0.39 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 0.39 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 0.38 | 0.1 |
| 2015 | 0.38 | 0.1 |
| 2014 | 0.39 | 0.1 |
| 2013 | 0.39 | 0.1 |
| 2012 | 0.39 | 0.1 |
| 2011 | 0.39 | 0.09 |
| 2010 | 0.38 | 0.09 |
| 2009 | 0.38 | 0.1 |
| 2008 | 0.39 | 0.1 |
| 2007 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| 2006 | 0.39 | 0.1 |
| 2005 | 0.39 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 0.38 | 0.1 |
| 2003 | 0.38 | 0.1 |
| 2002 | 0.38 | 0.1 |
| 2001 | 0.4 | 0.09 |
| 2000 | 0.39 | 0.09 |
| 1999 | 0.39 | 0.09 |
| 1998 | 0.39 | 0.09 |
| 1997 | 0.38 | 0.09 |
| 1996 | 0.38 | 0.09 |
| 1995 | 0.37 | 0.09 |
| 1994 | 0.37 | 0.08 |
| 1993 | 0.36 | 0.08 |
| 1992 | 0.36 | 0.09 |
| 1991 | 0.35 | 0.08 |
| 1990 | 0.35 | 0.08 |
| 1989 | 0.35 | 0.08 |
| 1988 | 0.34 | 0.08 |
| 1987 | 0.34 | 0.08 |
| 1986 | 0.33 | 0.08 |
| 1985 | 0.32 | 0.08 |
| 1984 | 0.32 | 0.08 |
| 1983 | 0.32 | 0.07 |
| 1982 | 0.32 | 0.07 |
| 1981 | 0.32 | 0.07 |
| 1980 | 0.31 | 0.07 |
| 1979 | 0.3 | 0.06 |
| 1978 | 0.28 | 0.06 |
| 1977 | 0.28 | 0.06 |
| 1976 | 0.27 | 0.06 |
| 1975 | 0.25 | 0.06 |
| 1974 | 0.24 | 0.06 |
| 1973 | 0.23 | 0.06 |
| 1972 | 0.22 | 0.06 |
| 1971 | 0.21 | 0.06 |
| 1970 | 0.21 | 0.06 |
| 1969 | 0.22 | 0.06 |
| 1968 | 0.21 | 0.06 |
| 1967 | 0.21 | 0.06 |
| 1966 | 0.21 | 0.06 |
| 1965 | 0.2 | 0.06 |
| 1964 | 0.19 | 0.06 |
| 1963 | 0.19 | 0.06 |
| 1962 | 0.19 | 0.06 |
| 1961 | 0.18 | 0.06 |
| 1960 | 0.17 | 0.06 |
| 1959 | 0.17 | 0.05 |
| 1958 | 0.17 | 0.05 |
| 1957 | 0.16 | 0.05 |
| 1956 | 0.16 | 0.05 |
| 1912 | 0.27 | – |
| 1911 | 0.12 | – |
| 1910 | 0.12 | – |
| 1909 | 0.12 | – |
| 1908 | 0.12 | – |
| 1907 | 0.13 | – |
| 1906 | 0.13 | – |
| 1905 | 0.13 | – |
| 1904 | 0.14 | – |
| 1903 | 0.14 | – |
| 1902 | 0.14 | – |
| 1901 | 0.14 | – |
| 1900 | 0.14 | – |
| 1899 | 0.15 | – |
| 1898 | 0.14 | – |
| 1897 | 0.15 | – |
| 1896 | 0.15 | – |
| 1895 | 0.15 | – |
| 1894 | 0.15 | – |
| 1893 | 0.15 | – |
| 1892 | 0.16 | – |
| 1891 | 0.15 | – |
| 1890 | 0.16 | – |
| 1889 | 0.16 | – |
| 1888 | 0.16 | – |
| 1887 | 0.16 | – |
| 1886 | 0.16 | – |
| 1885 | 0.17 | – |
| 1884 | 0.17 | – |
| 1883 | 0.16 | – |
| 1882 | 0.16 | – |
| 1881 | 0.16 | 0.11 |
| 1880 | 0.16 | 0.12 |
| 1879 | 0.17 | 0.12 |
| 1878 | 0.16 | 0.11 |
| 1877 | 0.17 | 0.11 |
| 1876 | 0.17 | 0.12 |
| 1875 | 0.17 | 0.12 |
| 1874 | 0.17 | 0.12 |
| 1873 | 0.17 | 0.12 |
| 1872 | 0.18 | 0.12 |
| 1871 | 0.17 | 0.19 |
| 1870 | 0.18 | 0.22 |
| 1869 | 0.18 | 0.22 |
| 1868 | 0.18 | 0.22 |
| 1867 | 0.18 | 0.22 |
| 1866 | 0.19 | 0.22 |
| 1865 | 0.18 | 0.2 |
| 1864 | 0.18 | 0.19 |
| 1863 | 0.18 | 0.2 |
| 1862 | 0.18 | 0.2 |
| 1861 | 0.18 | 0.21 |
| 1860 | 0.19 | 0.21 |
| 1859 | 0.27 | 0.28 |
| 1858 | 0.17 | 0.29 |
| 1857 | 0.16 | 0.28 |
| 1856 | 0.14 | 0.25 |
| 1855 | 0.15 | 0.26 |
| 1854 | 0.16 | 0.29 |
| 1853 | 0.17 | 0.3 |
| 1852 | 0.17 | 0.31 |
| 1851 | 0.18 | 0.32 |
| 1850 | 0.17 | 0.31 |
| 1849 | 0.17 | 0.32 |
| 1848 | 0.18 | 0.32 |
| 1847 | 0.18 | 0.32 |
| 1846 | – | 0.32 |
| 1845 | – | 0.33 |
| 1844 | – | 0.32 |
| 1843 | – | 0.33 |
| 1842 | – | 0.32 |
| 1841 | – | 0.33 |
| 1840 | – | 0.33 |
| 1839 | – | 0.34 |
| 1838 | – | 0.35 |
| 1837 | – | 0.35 |
| 1836 | – | 0.35 |
| 1835 | – | 0.36 |
| 1834 | – | 0.36 |
| 1833 | – | 0.36 |
| 1832 | – | 0.37 |
| 1831 | – | 0.36 |
| 1830 | – | 0.38 |
| 1829 | – | 0.39 |
| 1828 | – | 0.4 |
| 1827 | – | 0.41 |
| 1826 | – | 0.43 |
| 1825 | – | 0.42 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, 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 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
- 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