Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Morocco instead of Djibouti, you would:
Health
live 8.4 years longer
In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Morocco, that number is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
be 93.3% more likely to be obese
In Djibouti, 13.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Morocco, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 62.0% more money
Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $5,000 as of 2022, while in Morocco, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2022.
be 62.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Djibouti, 26.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Morocco, that number is 10.0% as of 2022.
be 77.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Djibouti, 21.1% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Morocco, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2013.
Life
be 69.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Djibouti, approximately 234.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Morocco, 72.0 women do as of 2020.
be 59.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Djibouti, approximately 46.9 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.
have 22.9% fewer children
In Djibouti, there are approximately 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Morocco, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 52.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Djibouti, approximately 65% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Morocco, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 27.5% more likely to have internet access
In Djibouti, approximately 69.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Morocco, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 88.9% more on education
Djibouti spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Morocco spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.0 times more on healthcare
Djibouti spends 2.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Morocco, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.8 times more coastline
Djibouti has a total of 314 km of coastline. In Morocco, that number is 1,835 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Morocco: At a glance
How big is Morocco compared to Djibouti? See an in-depth size comparison.