Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
live 10.0 years longer
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 16.1% less likely to be obese
In Morocco, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iceland, that number is 21.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 7.6 times more money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $8,800 as of 2023, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $66,500 as of 2023.
be 60.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Iceland, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.
be 83.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Iceland, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2017.
pay a 21.8% higher top tax rate
Morocco has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Iceland, the top tax rate is 46.3% as of 2016.
Life
be 95.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Iceland, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
be 91.4% 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 Iceland, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
have 25.0% fewer children
In Morocco, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Iceland, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.6% more likely to have internet access
In Morocco, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Iceland, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 13.2% more on education
Morocco spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Iceland spends 7.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 60.0% more on healthcare
Morocco spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Iceland, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco, Directorate of Internal Revenue.
Iceland: At a glance
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