Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Ecuador, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
be 23.8% less likely to be obese
In Morocco, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ecuador, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 62.5% more money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $8,800 as of 2023, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $14,300 as of 2023.
be 63.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Ecuador, that number is 3.4% as of 2023.
be 5.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Ecuador, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2022.
Life
be 23.7% more likely to be literate
In Morocco, the literacy rate is 75.9% as of 2021. In Ecuador, it is 93.9% as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 13.6% less likely to have internet access
In Morocco, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ecuador, about 76.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 45.6% less on education
Morocco spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ecuador spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 41.7% more on healthcare
Morocco spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ecuador, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 21.9% more coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Ecuador: At a glance
How big is Ecuador compared to Morocco? See an in-depth size comparison.