Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Morocco instead of Iran, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years less
In Iran, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 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
be 74.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Iran, 18.7% live below the poverty line as of 2007. In Morocco, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2013.
make 47.7% less money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $15,500 as of 2022, while in Morocco, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2022.
be 13.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 8.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Morocco, that number is 10.0% as of 2022.
Life
have 17.5% more children
In Iran, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Morocco, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iran, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Morocco, 72.0 women do as of 2020.
be 14.4% less likely to be literate
In Iran, the literacy rate is 88.7% as of 2021. In Morocco, it is 75.9% as of 2021.
be 29.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 14.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 11.4% more likely to have internet access
In Iran, approximately 79.0% 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
Iran spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Morocco spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 13.2% more on healthcare
Iran spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Morocco, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 24.8% less coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 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 Iran? See an in-depth size comparison.