Morocco is a unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy in which the king holds broad executive and religious authority. Its policy mixes export-oriented industrial strategy, free-trade agreements and a longstanding claim over Western Sahara.
In the 12 Axes register, Morocco leans hardest on Federal – Unitary: Unitary 83%; the register median is Unitary 68%.
Take the test and this line shows how close your twelve scores are to Morocco, and the axis where you differ most.
Where Morocco sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Regional reform, king appoints governors
Leans Autocracy
King holds ultimate executive authority
Statist
Press law and dissent prosecutions
Anti-Interventionist
Western Sahara sovereignty claim
Neutral
Large army, Western Sahara dispute
Centrist
Arabic and Amazigh official languages
Economic Liberal
Private sector-led economy with a subsidy compensation fund
Balanced
Phosphate monopoly, industrial zones
Free Trade
EU and US free trade agreements
Religious
Islam is state religion, King commander of faithful
Traditionalist
Same-sex acts criminalised
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Morocco is at Autocratic 68%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Militarist – Pacifist
On Militarist – Pacifist, Morocco is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · freedomhouse.org
Map: Flad, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
