Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sudan instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
be 74.7% less likely to be obese
In Morocco, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sudan, that number is 6.6% of people as of 2014.
live 6.6 years less
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Sudan, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 60.5% lower top tax rate
Morocco has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Sudan, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2015.
make 68.2% less money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $8,800 as of 2023, while in Sudan, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.
be 25.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sudan, that number is 11.4% as of 2023.
be 9.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Sudan, however, that number is 46.5% as of 2009.
Life
have 97.0% more children
In Morocco, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sudan, there are 33.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sudan, 270.0 women do as of 2020.
be 20.0% less likely to be literate
In Morocco, the literacy rate is 75.9% as of 2021. In Sudan, it is 60.7% as of 2018.
be 2.2 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 Sudan, on the other hand, 42.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 36.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Morocco, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Sudan, 63% of the population do as of 2022.
be 67.3% less likely to have internet access
In Morocco, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sudan, about 28.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 67.6% less on education
Morocco spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sudan spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
spend 50.0% less on healthcare
Morocco spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sudan, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 53.5% less coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Sudan, that number is 853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco, Sudan Chamber of Taxation.
Sudan: At a glance
How big is Sudan compared to Morocco? See an in-depth size comparison.