Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years longer
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Nicaragua, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 47.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Nicaragua, that number is 4.8% as of 2023.
pay a 21.1% lower top tax rate
Morocco has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Nicaragua, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 17.0% less money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $8,800 as of 2023, while in Nicaragua, the GDP per capita is $7,300 as of 2023.
be 5.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Nicaragua, however, that number is 24.9% as of 2016.
Basic Needs
be 13.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Morocco, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Nicaragua, 86% of the population do as of 2022.
be 35.2% less likely to have internet access
In Morocco, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Nicaragua, about 57.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 32.4% less on education
Morocco spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Nicaragua spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 43.3% more on healthcare
Morocco spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Nicaragua, that number is 8.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 50.4% less coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Nicaragua, that number is 910 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: General Directorate of Revenues, The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco.
Nicaragua: At a glance
How big is Nicaragua compared to Morocco? See an in-depth size comparison.