Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
live 1.7 years longer
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 28.4% more money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $8,800 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.
be 69.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.
pay a 21.1% lower top tax rate
Morocco has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
be 5.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.
Life
be 40.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.
be 17.4% more likely to be literate
In Morocco, the literacy rate is 75.9% as of 2021. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.
be 36.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Morocco, approximately 19.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In El Salvador, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 28.4% less likely to have internet access
In Morocco, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 39.7% less on education
Morocco spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 65.0% more on healthcare
Morocco spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 83.3% less coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco, Ministry of Finance.
El Salvador: At a glance
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