Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Morocco instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
be 14.1% less likely to be obese
In Iraq, 30.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Morocco, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 34.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 15.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Morocco, that number is 10.0% as of 2022.
be 79.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Iraq, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Morocco, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2013.
make 12.0% less money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $9,200 as of 2022, while in Morocco, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2022.
pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate
Iraq has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Morocco, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 51.5% more likely to be literate
In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Morocco, it is 75.9% as of 2021.
have 29.1% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 23.7 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 79.6% more likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 49.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Morocco, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 44.7% more on education
Iraq spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Morocco spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 17.6% more on healthcare
Iraq spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Morocco, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 31.6 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Morocco, that number is 1,835 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco.
Morocco: At a glance
How big is Morocco compared to Iraq? See an in-depth size comparison.