Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
be 68.2% less likely to be obese
In Morocco, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 18.0 years less
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 83.0% less money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $8,800 as of 2023, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Somalia, that number is 19.0% as of 2023.
be 11.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Somalia, however, that number is 54.4% as of 2022.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Morocco, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 8.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Somalia, 621.0 women do as of 2020.
be 4.5 times 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 51.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Morocco, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Somalia, 49% of the population do as of 2022.
be 83.5% less likely to have internet access
In Morocco, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Somalia, about 14.5% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 95.6% less on education
Morocco spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Somalia spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 64.9% more coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Morocco? See an in-depth size comparison.