Morocco ranks 107th in global democracy report by IDEA

The newly released report «The Global State of Democracy 2025» by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) ranks Morocco 107th out of 173 countries. IDEA, an intergovernmental organization founded in 1995 with permanent observer status at the United Nations, works to promote sustainable democracy worldwide. Morocco received a score of 0.531, with 1 representing the highest level of democracy.

Breaking down the sub-indicators, Morocco ranked 107th in representation (0.432), 77th in rights (0.509), 107th in the rule of law (0.396), and 96th in participation (0.531).

On the African continent, Morocco ranked 19th. Cape Verde led the continental list, placing 34th globally, followed by South Africa (43rd), Ghana (48th), and Mauritius (52nd). They were trailed by Lesotho (60th), Botswana (63rd), Namibia (64th), Malawi (65th), and Senegal (66th). Other African countries ahead of Morocco included Liberia (74th), Gambia (79th), Zambia (81st), Kenya (87th), Nigeria (95th), Benin (97th), Ivory Coast (100th), Sierra Leone (101st), and Tanzania (103rd).

In the Arab world, Morocco ranked fourth, after Iraq (97th globally), Jordan (102nd), and Lebanon (105th). Within the Maghreb, Morocco led the region, followed by Tunisia (112th), Mauritania (114th), Algeria (117th), and Libya (151st).

Globally, Germany topped the ranking, followed by Denmark and Norway. Costa Rica and Chile took fourth and fifth place, while Sweden ranked seventh, ahead of Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, and Estonia. At the bottom of the list were Afghanistan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, the UAE, and Yemen.

The report highlighted ongoing challenges to democratic governance, noting that more than half of the countries assessed experienced declines in at least one area of democratic performance over the past five years. It also pointed to the rising impact of global migration on democracy, with more than 304 million people living outside their home countries, a trend that raises pressing questions of belonging, rights, and participation.

The report concluded that expanding voting rights for citizens abroad and promoting inclusivity could help strengthen democracy but warned of persistently low participation rates and inadequate policies in this area.