Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
live 8.9 years longer
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 18.0% more likely to be obese
In Morocco, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.5 times more money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $8,800 as of 2023, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $48,800 as of 2023.
be 58.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New Zealand, that number is 3.7% as of 2023.
pay a 13.2% lower top tax rate
Morocco has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In New Zealand, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 90.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 82.1% 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 New Zealand, on the other hand, 3.4 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 New Zealand, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 11.8% less on education
Morocco spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 66.7% more on healthcare
Morocco spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 8.2 times more coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
New Zealand: At a glance
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