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Ethiopia vs Morocco: Compare Statistics

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

Ethiopia
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Leads on 34 of 108 metrics
Morocco
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Leads on 61 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Ethiopia and Morocco: Ethiopia leads on Televisions (682,000) against Morocco (3.10); Ethiopia leads on Revenue from Forest Resources (5.81) against Morocco (0.13); Morocco leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (22,000) against Ethiopia (620,000). Across 108 compared metrics, Ethiopia wins on 34 and Morocco wins on 61.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)16.7 %88.13 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 17% (2021 est.)percent of population: 91% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score36.92 points48.04 points★
Radios15.2★6.64
Televisions682,000★3.1
Waterwaysnonenone

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.91B $★15.15B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars174.87B $★173.27B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)NA6.5 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)13.5 %★5.6 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP5.3 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index4893★
Electricity Consumption9.0628.25★
Electricity Exports166★165
Electricity from Fossil Fuels368★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants86★16
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables1115★
Electricity Imports05.29★
Electricity Installed Capacity2.788.3★
Electricity Production11.1528.75★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)2.37 USD per capita23.52 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient3539.5★
Gross Fixed Investment22.731.2★
Gross National Saving32.1★30.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)9.2 %★5 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)21 %1 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.7 % of GDP4 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption01.22★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports01.13★
Natural Gas Production087.78★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves24.92★1.44
Oil Consumption47,000209,000★
Oil Exports025,090★
Oil Imports33,480221,000★
Oil Production03,938★
Oil Proved Reserves430,000680,000★
Population Below Poverty Line23.5 people3.9 people★
Public Debt31.4★64.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)7.3 USD★3.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption74,000278,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports09,504★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports69,970229,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Production066,230★
Remittances0.338.1★
Revenue from Forest Resources5.81★0.13
Taxes and Other Revenues3.921★
Unemployment Rate3.4 %★9 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)266,630101,168★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions18.52★64.17
Population Distributionhighest density is found in the highlands of the north and middle areas of the country, particularly around the centrally located capital city of Addis Ababa; the far east and southeast are sparsely populated, as shown in this population distribution mapthe 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 Country20 Cubic meters per year★10 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources122★29

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization5.3 %★2.1 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)121.31★39.89
Agricultural land393,721.2 sq. km★286,647 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)0 km2,945 km★
Dam capacity per capita222.45 cubic meters per inhabitant461.01 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land1,81417,645★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country17.95 %48.1 %★
Administrative Divisions1212
Independenceoldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world, at least 2,000 years; may be traced to the Aksumite Kingdom, which appeared in the first century B.C.2
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.411.9★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP5.7 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.8 %(2021 est.) note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara
Hospital Bed Density0.3 people/sq km0.7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)195 %70 %★
Mean Age at First Birth19.625.4★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)4.5 %★26.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS620,00022,000★
Underweight Children Under 521.23★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)138,000246,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Currently married (Percent)68.08 %★55.23 %
Human Capital Index0.380.52★
Life expectancy at birth72.18 years78.77 years★
Median age of population19.34 years30.15 years★
Population Change3.49M persons★344,033.4 persons
Population density138.75 per sq. km86.97 per sq. km★
Total population138.88M persons★38.78M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.340.48★
Birth Rate (%)29.08 %★16.5 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate37.7 %70.8 %★
Death Rate (%)5.58 %★6.66 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.3 % of GDP6 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age35.02M persons★9.87M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate54.47★12.48
Learning-adjusted years of school4.02 years6.6 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.46 people★3.89 people
Mean Male Height (cm)166.23170.4★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1819★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization67.29 %78.28 %★
Physician Density0.14 people/sq km0.74 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.34 %★0.81 %
Population living in slums59.67 %★9.01 %
Total deaths769,483.3 persons214,533.1 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)43.77 %47.07 %★
Total fertility rate3.72 per woman★2.16 per woman
Total net-migration33,628.9 persons★-53,314 persons
Under-five mortality rate39.98 per live births15.29 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇲🇦 MoroccoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.030.29★
Airports58★48
Civil Air Travel2528★
Heliports117★

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