Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Morocco instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 9.7 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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.
Economy
be 78.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Morocco, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2013.
pay a 24.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Morocco, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
make 81.8% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $48,300 as of 2023, while in Morocco, the GDP per capita is $8,800 as of 2023.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Morocco, that number is 9.1% as of 2023.
Life
be 24.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Morocco, 72.0 women do as of 2020.
be 22.4% less likely to be literate
In Israel, the literacy rate is 97.8% as of 2011. In Morocco, it is 75.9% as of 2021.
be 5.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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 12.0% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Morocco, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 27.7% less on healthcare
Israel spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Morocco, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 6.7 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Morocco, that number is 1,835 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Morocco: At a glance
How big is Morocco compared to Israel? See an in-depth size comparison.