Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maldives instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years longer
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Maldives, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 67.0% less likely to be obese
In Morocco, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Maldives, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.5 times more money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $8,800 as of 2023, while in Maldives, the GDP per capita is $22,400 as of 2023.
be 54.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Maldives, that number is 4.1% as of 2023.
be 12.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Maldives, however, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.
Life
be 20.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Maldives, 57.0 women do as of 2020.
be 29.0% more likely to be literate
In Morocco, the literacy rate is 75.9% as of 2021. In Maldives, it is 97.9% as of 2021.
be 33.9% more 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 Maldives, on the other hand, 25.7 children do as of 2022.
have 10.1% fewer children
In Morocco, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Maldives, there are 15.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 14.7% less on education
Morocco spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Maldives spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 90.0% more on healthcare
Morocco spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Maldives, that number is 11.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 64.9% less coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Maldives, that number is 644 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Maldives: At a glance
How big is Maldives compared to Morocco? See an in-depth size comparison.