Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Morocco instead of Malaysia, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years less
In Malaysia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 67.3% more likely to be obese
In Malaysia, 15.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Morocco, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 22.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malaysia, 6.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Morocco, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2013.
make 71.5% less money
Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $28,400 as of 2022, while in Morocco, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2022.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malaysia, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Morocco, that number is 10.0% as of 2022.
pay a 35.7% higher top tax rate
Malaysia has a top tax rate of 28.0% as of 2016. In Morocco, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 18.3% more children
In Malaysia, there are approximately 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Morocco, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malaysia, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Morocco, 72.0 women do as of 2020.
be 20.1% less likely to be literate
In Malaysia, the literacy rate is 95.0% as of 2019. In Morocco, it is 75.9% as of 2021.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Malaysia, approximately 6.6 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.
Expenditures
spend 74.4% more on education
Malaysia spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Morocco spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 46.3% more on healthcare
Malaysia spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Morocco, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 60.7% less coastline
Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In Morocco, that number is 1,835 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco.
Morocco: At a glance
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