Morocco vs Thailand: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Morocco
63.1%
in 2025
Thailand
62.8%
in 2025
Morocco rank
129th
Thailand rank
131st
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time
- Morocco
- Thailand
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 63.1% against 62.8% in Thailand, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.
Morocco ranks 129th and Thailand ranks 131st of 236 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.6% | 11.0% | 16.6% | Morocco |
| 1960s | 31.5% | 12.4% | 19.1% | Morocco |
| 1970s | 37.3% | 15.0% | 22.3% | Morocco |
| 1980s | 44.4% | 17.8% | 26.6% | Morocco |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 23.8% | 27.4% | Morocco |
| 2000s | 55.4% | 37.4% | 18.0% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 48.1% | 12.2% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 60.2% | 2.4% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita, Morocco or Thailand?
- Morocco, at 63.1% against 62.8% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita between Morocco and Thailand?
- 0.3%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Thailand?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Morocco and Thailand rank globally for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Morocco ranks 129th and Thailand ranks 131st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.