Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Morocco instead of Finland, you would:
Health
live 8.1 years less
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 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 17.6% more likely to be obese
In Finland, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Morocco, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 60.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Finland, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Morocco, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2013.
pay a 26.4% lower top tax rate
Finland has a top tax rate of 51.6% as of 2016. In Morocco, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
make 84.7% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $57,500 as of 2023, while in Morocco, the GDP per capita is $8,800 as of 2023.
be 27.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 7.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Morocco, that number is 9.1% as of 2023.
Life
have 64.7% more children
In Finland, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Morocco, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 9.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Morocco, 72.0 women do as of 2020.
be 9.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 2.1 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.
Expenditures
spend 37.5% less on healthcare
Finland spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Morocco, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 15.3% more on education
Finland spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Morocco spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 46.8% more coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Morocco, that number is 1,835 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Finnish Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco.
Morocco: At a glance
How big is Morocco compared to Finland? See an in-depth size comparison.