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Democracy in Morocco

Morocco: Democracy was 1 in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
98th
of 167 countries
All-time high
1
in 1956
All-time low
0
in 1800
Years of data
176
1800–2018

Democracy in Morocco, 1800–2018

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Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 1 for democracy in 2018. That is the highest value across all 176 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.

Over the whole period, democracy in Morocco peaked at 1 in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1800.

Morocco ranks 98th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 0 0 0 10
1890s 0 0 0 10
1900s 0 0 0 10
1910s 0 0 0 3
1950s 1 1 1 4
1960s 0.5 0 1 10
1970s 0 0 0 10
1980s 0 0 0 10
1990s 0 0 0 10
2000s 0 0 0 10
2010s 0.8889 0 1 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is democracy in Morocco?
Democracy in Morocco was 1 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democracy recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1956.
What is the lowest democracy recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1800.
How does Morocco rank for democracy?
Morocco ranks 98th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).