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Morocco vs Sierra Leone: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 115 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Morocco
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Leads on 72 of 115 metrics
Sierra Leone
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Leads on 32 of 115 metrics

Summary

Comparing Morocco and Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone leads on Televisions (53,000) against Morocco (3.10); Sierra Leone leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (113,300) against Morocco (8.30); Morocco leads on Oil Production (3,938) against Sierra Leone (25). Across 115 compared metrics, Morocco wins on 72 and Sierra Leone wins on 32.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇦 Morocco🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)91.2 %★25.1 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)91 %★20.64 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 91% (2023 est.)percent of population: 21% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score48.04 points66.36 points★
Radios6.64★1.12
Televisions3.153,000★
Waterwaysnone800

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇲🇦 Morocco🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country15.15B $★1.88B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars173.27B $★6.80B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)30.07 %★20.46 %
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6.5 %NA
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.6 %17.92 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.3 % of GDP16.1 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index93★51.9
Electricity Consumption28.25279★
Electricity Exports165★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels68★23
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1651★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables1526★
Electricity Imports5.29★0
Electricity Installed Capacity8.3113,300★
Electricity Production28.75300★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)23.52 USD per capita★2.3 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient39.5★35.7
Gross Fixed Investment30.7★15.4
Gross National Saving30.1★10
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5 %★4.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1 %★28.6 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)4 % of GDP★0.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption1.22★0
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports1.13★0
Natural Gas Production87.78★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.44★0
Oil Consumption209,000★9,000
Oil Exports25,090★499.5
Oil Imports221,000★4,945
Oil Production3,938★25
Oil Proved Reserves680,000★0
Population Below Poverty Line3.9 people★56.8 people
Public Debt64.954.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.2 USD4 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption278,000★6,500
Refined Petroleum Products Exports9,504★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports229,300★6,439
Refined Petroleum Products Production66,230★0
Remittances8.1★4.6
Revenue from Forest Resources0.136.92★
Taxes and Other Revenues22.12★15.6
Top Exporting Countries67.45B USD★1.20B USD
Unemployment Rate9 %3.2 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate43.94 %★53.37 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇦 Morocco🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)101,16853,848★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions64.171.34★
Population Distributionthe 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 mappopulation clusters are found in the lower elevations of the south and west; the northern third of the country is less populated, as shown on this population distribution map
Protected Land Area for Adaptation2.07 sq km12.57 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country10 Cubic meters per year25 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources29160★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇦 Morocco🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.1 %★1.95 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)39.8982★
Agricultural land286,647 sq. km★39,490 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,945 km★402 km
Dam capacity per capita461.01 cubic meters per inhabitant★24.01 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land17,645★300

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇦 Morocco🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Rule of Law Index by Country48.1 %★22.07 %
Administrative Divisions12★4
Independence227★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇲🇦 Morocco🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water79.98 %★10.9 %
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)11.9★4.8
Health Care Spending per Capita738.48 USD★155.65 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.7 % of GDP8.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara1.4 %
Hospital Bed Density0.9 people/sq km★0.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)70 %★354 %
Mean Age at First Birth25.4★19
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)26.1 %8.7 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS22,000★80,000
Underweight Children Under 53★12

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇦 Morocco🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)246,000★9,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇲🇦 Morocco🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Currently married (Percent)55.23 %57.38 %★
Human Capital Index0.52★0.39
Life expectancy at birth78.77 years★64.67 years
Median age of population30.15 years★19.94 years
Population Change344,033.4 persons★176,945 persons
Population density86.97 per sq. km★125.5 per sq. km
Total population38.78M persons★9.00M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.480.86★
Birth Rate (%)16.5 %30.04 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate70.8 %★21.2 %
Death Rate (%)6.66 %★8.8 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6 % of GDP★2.6 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.87M persons★2.31M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate12.48★2.86
Learning-adjusted years of school6.6 years★5.52 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.89 people★1.31 people
Mean Male Height (cm)170.4★164.41
Military Service Age and Obligation19★18
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization78.28 %★57.75 %
Physician Density0.74 people/sq km★0.13 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.81 %2.24 %★
Population living in slums9.01 %43.75 %★
Total deaths214,533.1 persons70,655.2 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)47.07 %48.74 %★
Total fertility rate2.16 per woman3.52 per woman★
Total net-migration-53,314 persons-14,329.6 persons★
Under-five mortality rate15.29 per live births★90.74 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇦 Morocco🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.29★0.02
Airports48★8
Civil Air Travel28no major transport aircraft
Heliports17★3

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇦 Morocco🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Current Bank Rate2.25 %16.75 %★

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