Freedom Score in Morocco
Morocco: Freedom Score was 37 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Morocco, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 37 for freedom score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Morocco peaked at 45 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 37, in 2019.
Morocco ranks 133rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 41 | — |
| 2003 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 44 | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 43 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 45 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 44 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 42 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 43 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 42 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 41 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 39 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 37 | +0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 37 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41, 90% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 37 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.5, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43 | 41 | 45 | 8 |
| 2010s | 40.9 | 37 | 43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37 | 37 | 37 | 6 |
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 freedom score in Morocco?
- Freedom score in Morocco was 37 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 45 in 2006.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 in 2019.
- How does Morocco rank for freedom score?
- Morocco ranks 133rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.