Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Egypt, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 22.6% more likely to be obese
In Morocco, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Egypt, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 93.2% more money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $8,800 as of 2023, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2023.
be 19.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Egypt, that number is 7.3% as of 2023.
pay a 40.8% lower top tax rate
Morocco has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Egypt, the top tax rate is 22.5% as of 2016.
be 6.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Egypt, however, that number is 29.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 76.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Egypt, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
have 16.1% more children
In Morocco, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Egypt, there are 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 18.2% less likely to have internet access
In Morocco, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Egypt, about 72.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 63.2% less on education
Morocco spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Egypt spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 26.7% less on healthcare
Morocco spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Egypt, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 33.5% more coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Egypt: At a glance
How big is Egypt compared to Morocco? See an in-depth size comparison.