Distribution of Democracy Index in Morocco
Morocco: Distribution of Democracy Index was 6 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
139th
of 168 countries
All-time high
7
in 1963
All-time low
1
in 1965
Years of data
176
1800–2018
Distribution of Democracy Index in Morocco, 1800–2018
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of democracy index in Morocco is 6, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of democracy index in Morocco peaked at 7 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1965.
Morocco ranks 139th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 176 years of available data.
Distribution of Democracy Index in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 4 | — |
| 1801 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 1957 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 1962 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1964 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1 | -85.7% |
| 1966 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1978 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1993 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 1999 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15, 40% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 6 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7, 86% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1810s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1820s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1830s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1840s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1850s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1860s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1870s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1880s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1890s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1900s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1910s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 1950s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 1960s | 3.6 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.78 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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 distribution of democracy index in Morocco?
- Distribution of democracy index in Morocco was 6 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of democracy index recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1963.
- What is the lowest distribution of democracy index recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1965.
- How does Morocco rank for distribution of democracy index?
- Morocco ranks 139th out of 168 countries with data for 2018.
- Is distribution of democracy index rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
It combines information on the extent to which open, multi-party, and competitive elections choose a chief executive who faces comprehensive institutional constraints, and political participation is competitive. It ranges from 0 to 20 (fully democratic).