National Power · October 2026 vintage
Morocco
63.03
Rank 33 of 195 countries
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Why this ranking
Strengths
- the OCP phosphate monopoly — ~70% of the world's reserves: whoever feeds the planet's fields holds a leash on the future of food
- co-host of the 2030 World Cup with Spain and Portugal — stadiums, rails, and airports arriving on schedule, a decade of proof before a ball is kicked
- Tanger Med — Africa's largest port and a top Mediterranean container hub: the Strait of Gibraltar now works for Morocco
Drags
- water stress — the drought years are getting longer: dam levels decide the harvest before the farmers do
- youth unemployment — a young population is an asset only when it has jobs; too many graduates are still waiting
- phosphate-price exposure — the monopoly is a leash in both directions: when fertilizer prices fall, the treasury feels it first
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All strengths
- the OCP phosphate monopoly — ~70% of the world's reserves: whoever feeds the planet's fields holds a leash on the future of food
- co-host of the 2030 World Cup with Spain and Portugal — stadiums, rails, and airports arriving on schedule, a decade of proof before a ball is kicked
- Tanger Med — Africa's largest port and a top Mediterranean container hub: the Strait of Gibraltar now works for Morocco
- an automotive and aerospace export hub — Renault and Stellantis build here for the world, not for the neighborhood
- two decades of unbroken stability and growth — the country that reformed instead of burning
- at peace — the rarest strategic luxury: full attention for building instead of bleeding
All drags
- water stress — the drought years are getting longer: dam levels decide the harvest before the farmers do
- youth unemployment — a young population is an asset only when it has jobs; too many graduates are still waiting
- phosphate-price exposure — the monopoly is a leash in both directions: when fertilizer prices fall, the treasury feels it first
- the Moroccan Sahara dossier — the dispute that never closes: it is priced into every diplomatic room Morocco enters
- no seat at the Security Council table — it lobbies a council it can never command
- no nuclear weapons — when the final argument is made, this capital negotiates without the only card that ends all negotiation