Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Morocco instead of Malta, you would:
Health
live 9.5 years less
In Malta, 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 71.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 16.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Morocco, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2013.
make 84.6% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $57,200 as of 2023, while in Morocco, the GDP per capita is $8,800 as of 2023.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Morocco, that number is 9.1% as of 2023.
Life
have 78.7% more children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Morocco, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 24.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Morocco, 72.0 women do as of 2020.
be 20.0% less likely to be literate
In Malta, the literacy rate is 94.9% as of 2021. In Morocco, it is 75.9% as of 2021.
be 4.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.5 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 44.4% less on healthcare
Malta spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Morocco, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 15.3% more on education
Malta spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Morocco spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 9.3 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 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 Malta? See an in-depth size comparison.