Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jordan instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
live 2.3 years longer
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Jordan, that number is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 36.0% more likely to be obese
In Morocco, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jordan, that number is 35.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 47.4% lower top tax rate
Morocco has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Jordan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
be 96.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Jordan, that number is 17.9% as of 2023.
be 3.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Jordan, however, that number is 15.7% as of 2018.
Life
be 43.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Jordan, 41.0 women do as of 2020.
be 29.6% more likely to be literate
In Morocco, the literacy rate is 75.9% as of 2021. In Jordan, it is 98.4% as of 2021.
be 27.6% 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 Jordan, on the other hand, 13.9 children do as of 2022.
have 32.1% more children
In Morocco, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jordan, there are 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 52.9% less on education
Morocco spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Jordan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 25.0% more on healthcare
Morocco spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Jordan, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.6% less coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Jordan, that number is 26 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Jordan Tax Service, The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco.
Jordan: At a glance
How big is Jordan compared to Morocco? See an in-depth size comparison.