Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ireland instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
live 8.0 years longer
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Ireland, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 13.9 times more money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $8,100 as of 2022, while in Ireland, the GDP per capita is $112,400 as of 2022.
be 55.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 10.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Ireland, that number is 4.5% as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Ireland, however, that number is 14.0% as of 2021.
pay a 26.3% higher top tax rate
Morocco has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Ireland, the top tax rate is 48.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 93.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ireland, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 81.9% 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 Ireland, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2022.
have 33.9% fewer children
In Morocco, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ireland, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 54.4% less on education
Morocco spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ireland spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 18.3% more on healthcare
Morocco spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ireland, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 21.1% less coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Ireland, that number is 1,448 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners.
Ireland: At a glance
How big is Ireland compared to Morocco? See an in-depth size comparison.