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China vs Morocco: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

China
chn
Leads on 61 of 108 metrics
Morocco
mar
Leads on 38 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing China and Morocco: Morocco leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (229,300) against China (1.16); Morocco leads on Oil Imports (221,000) against China (4.75); Morocco leads on Oil Proved Reserves (680,000) against China (20.35). Across 108 compared metrics, China wins on 61 and Morocco wins on 38.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇳 China🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)90.6 %91 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 78% (2023 est.)percent of population: 91% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score14.8 points48.04 points★
Radios417★6.64
Televisions400★3.1
Waterways110,000none

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇨🇳 China🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.79T $★15.15B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars20.73T $★173.27B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)2.25 %6.5 %★
Coal Revenue0.57★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.35 %5.6 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP★5.3 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index77.993★
Electricity Consumption5.5628.25★
Electricity Exports18.91165★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels6268★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants18★16
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels2★0
Electricity from Other Renewables18★15
Electricity Imports6.19★5.29
Electricity Installed Capacity1.658.3★
Electricity Production5.8828.75★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.81 USD per capita★23.52 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient38.239.5★
Gross Fixed Investment45.9★31.2
Gross National Saving45.8★30.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.3 %★5 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)0.2 %★1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.5 % of GDP4 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption238.6★1.22
Natural Gas Exports3.37★0
Natural Gas Imports97.63★1.13
Natural Gas Production145.9★87.78
Natural Gas Proved Reserves5.44★1.44
Oil Consumption9.19209,000★
Oil Exports480,600★25,090
Oil Imports4.75221,000★
Oil Production4.273,938★
Oil Proved Reserves20.35680,000★
Population Below Poverty Line0 people★3.9 people
Public Debt47★64.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5 USD★3.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption12.47278,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports848,400★9,504
Refined Petroleum Products Imports1.16229,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Production11.5166,230★
Remittances0.28.1★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.080.13★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)6.233.68★
Taxes and Other Revenues7.621★
Unemployment Rate4.6 %★9 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇳 China🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)117.03M101,168★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions12.2★64.17
Population Distributionoverwhelming majority of the population is found in the eastern half of the country; the west, with its vast mountainous and desert areas, remains sparsely populated; though ranked first in the world in total population, overall density is less than that the highest population density is found along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts; a number of densely populated agglomerations are scattered through the Atlas Mountains, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country828.8 Cubic meters per year★10 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.8429★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇳 China🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization6.74 %★2.1 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)64.72★39.89
Agricultural land5.19M sq. km★286,647 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)14,500 km★2,945 km
Dam capacity per capita566.97 cubic meters per inhabitant★461.01 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land690,070★17,645

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇳 China🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country59.71 %★48.1 %
Administrative Divisions23★12
Independence12★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇨🇳 China🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)11.911.9
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP5.7 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA(2021 est.) note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara
Hospital Bed Density5 people/sq km★0.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)16 %★70 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)6.2 %★26.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA22,000
Underweight Children Under 52.4★3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇳 China🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)2.54M★246,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇨🇳 China🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Currently married (Percent)66.52 %★55.23 %
Human Capital Index0.67★0.52
Life expectancy at birth81.19 years★78.77 years
Median age of population40.64 years★30.15 years
Population Change-4.42M persons344,033.4 persons★
Population density147.29 per sq. km86.97 per sq. km★
Total population1.41B persons★38.78M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.070.48★
Birth Rate (%)7.28 %16.5 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate84.5 %★70.8 %
Death Rate (%)7.97 %6.66 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4 % of GDP6 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age308.96M persons★9.87M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate773.88★12.48
Learning-adjusted years of school8.55 years★6.6 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population29.21 people★3.89 people
Mean Male Height (cm)171.83★170.4
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1819★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.73 %★78.28 %
Physician Density3.11 people/sq km★0.74 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.08 %0.81 %★
Population living in slums26.32 %★9.01 %
Total deaths12.15M persons214,533.1 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)70.06 %★47.07 %
Total fertility rate0.97 per woman2.16 per woman★
Total net-migration-306,257.4 persons-53,314 persons★
Under-five mortality rate7.94 per live births★15.29 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇳 China🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.46★0.29
Airports552★48
Civil Air Travel284★28
Heliports120★17

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