Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Morocco instead of Aruba, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years less
In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Morocco, that number is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 35.6% lower top tax rate
Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Morocco, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
make 78.7% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2022, while in Morocco, the GDP per capita is $8,800 as of 2023.
be 18.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Morocco, that number is 9.1% as of 2023.
Life
have 44.8% more children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Morocco, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 22.4% less likely to be literate
In Aruba, the literacy rate is 97.8% as of 2018. In Morocco, it is 75.9% as of 2021.
be 58.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Aruba, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Morocco, on the other hand, 19.2 children do as of 2022.
Geography
see 26.8 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Morocco, that number is 1,835 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Morocco: At a glance
How big is Morocco compared to Aruba? See an in-depth size comparison.