🇲🇦 Morocco Politics - Governance, Freedom & Democracy

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🇲🇦 Morocco MA / MAR #57

Nomad Score 59.0

Cities 26

Region African Union, Arab League, Mediterranean, Francophone, Arab World, Maghreb, Digital Nomad Hubs, Remote Work Friendly Countries, Nomad Visa Countries, Affordable Nomad Destinations, Nomad Retreats, Africa, Africa, Northern Africa, Developing Countries

Currency MAD

📊 GOVERNANCE AT A GLANCE

Government Unitary parliamentary Constitutional monarchy

UN Member Yes

Independent Yes

CPI Score (2026) 39/100

Press Freedom (2025) 48.0/100 #120

Electoral Democracy (2025) 0.259

HDI 0.710

Regional Blocs AU, AL

🏛 WORLD GOVERNANCE INDICATORS

Political Stability (2023) 30th pct

Rule of Law (2023) 49th pct

Corruption Control (2023) 33th pct

Govt Effectiveness (2023) 50th pct

Regulatory Quality (2023) 51th pct

Voice & Accountability (2023) 34th pct

Source: World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI). Percentile rank among all countries (0=lowest, 100=highest).

🛡 SAFETY & SECURITY

Homicide Rate (2023) 1.7/100k

Traffic Deaths (2019) 17.0/100k

Military Spending (2024) 3.5% of GDP

🏛 GOVERNMENT & LEADERS

Government Type Unitary parliamentary Constitutional monarchy

Title	Name
King of Morocco	Mohammed VI of Morocco
Prime Minister of Morocco	Aziz Akhannouch

💰 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX

CPI Score (2026) 39 / 100

Interpretation Significant corruption

Source: Transparency International / Corruption Insights API. Higher scores = less corruption.

📰 PRESS FREEDOM INDEX

Overall Score (2025) 48.0 / 100

Global Rank #120 / 180

Rank Change +9 vs previous year

RSF Zone MENA

Political #97 44.3

Economic #115 36.2

Legal #117 51.4

Social #116 52.7

Safety #115 55.7

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Higher scores = better press freedom.

📊 PRESS FREEDOM DIMENSIONS

Five dimensions of press freedom tracked over time. Higher = better.

🗳 DEMOCRACY INDEX

Electoral (2025) 0.259

Liberal 0.251

Participatory 0.151

Deliberative 0.278

Egalitarian 0.203

Source: V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy), CC-BY-SA. Scale: 0 (least democratic) to 1 (most democratic).

📋 PRESS FREEDOM HISTORICAL DATA

Year	Score	Rank	Political	Economic	Legal	Social	Safety
2025	48.0	120	44.3	36.2	51.4	52.7	55.7
2024	46.0	129	40.3	35.7	48.9	50.3	54.6
2023	43.7	144	39.9	30.6	49.0	56.9	42.1
2022	45.4	135	51.7	28.8	55.8	56.0	34.8
2021	56.1	136	-	-	-	-	44.8
2020	57.1	133	-	-	-	-	49.3
2019	56.0	135	-	-	-	-	100.0
2018	56.9	135	-	-	-	-	72.9
2017	57.6	133	-	-	-	-	68.7
2016	57.4	131	-	-	-	-	53.0
2015	60.8	130	-	-	-	-	79.2
2014	60.3	136	-	-	-	-	-
2013	61.0	136	-	-	-	-	-
2012	63.3	138	-	-	-	-	-
2010	47.4	135	-	-	-	-	-
2009	41.0	127	-	-	-	-	-
2008	32.3	122	-	-	-	-	-
2007	33.3	106	-	-	-	-	-
2006	24.8	97	-	-	-	-	-
2005	36.2	119	-	-	-	-	-

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Index

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