Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Morocco instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
be 92.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Morocco, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 9.8 years longer
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 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 3.4 times more likely to be obese
In Guinea, 7.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Morocco, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,000 as of 2023, while in Morocco, the GDP per capita is $8,800 as of 2023.
be 89.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea, 43.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Morocco, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2013.
be 71.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Morocco, that number is 9.1% as of 2023.
Life
be 87.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea, approximately 553.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Morocco, 72.0 women do as of 2020.
be 67.5% more likely to be literate
In Guinea, the literacy rate is 45.3% as of 2021. In Morocco, it is 75.9% as of 2021.
be 61.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea, approximately 49.6 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 52.4% fewer children
In Guinea, there are approximately 35.3 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 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea, approximately 48% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Morocco, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Guinea, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Morocco, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 3.1 times more on education
Guinea spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Morocco spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 50.0% more on healthcare
Guinea spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Morocco, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.7 times more coastline
Guinea has a total of 320 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 Guinea? See an in-depth size comparison.