Civil Rights Score in Morocco
Morocco: Civil Rights Score was 4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Morocco, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for civil rights score in Morocco is 4, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Morocco peaked at 6 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2021.
That places Morocco 64th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Civil Rights Score in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6 | — |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | +0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 4 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 4 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.4 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 64 Algeria 4 compare
- 64 Angola 4 compare
- 64 Bahrain 4 compare
- 64 Georgia 4 compare
- 64 Guinea 4 compare
- 64 Honduras 4 compare
- 64 Kazakhstan 4 compare
- 64 Kuwait 4 compare
- 64 Kyrgyzstan 4 compare
- 64 Mexico 4 compare
- 64 Nigeria 4 compare
- 64 Philippines 4 compare
- 64 Sierra Leone 4 compare
- 64 Tanzania 4 compare
- 64 Togo 4 compare
- 64 Uganda 4 compare
- 64 Uzbekistan 4 compare
More social development data for Morocco
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,304 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10,400 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10,400 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Morocco?
- Civil rights score in Morocco was 4 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2005.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2021.
- How does Morocco rank for civil rights score?
- Morocco ranks 64th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.