Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Morocco, you would:
Economy
pay a 42.1% lower top tax rate
Morocco has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Syria, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 67.0% less money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $8,800 as of 2023, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2021.
be 48.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Syria, that number is 13.5% as of 2023.
be 17.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 58.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Syria, 30.0 women do as of 2020.
be 13.8% more likely to be literate
In Morocco, the literacy rate is 75.9% as of 2021. In Syria, it is 86.4% as of 2015.
be 17.3% 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 Syria, on the other hand, 15.9 children do as of 2022.
have 29.2% more children
In Morocco, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Syria, there are 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Morocco, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Syria, 89% of the population do as of 2022.
be 47.0% less likely to have internet access
In Morocco, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 25.0% less on education
Morocco spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 89.5% less coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Syria, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco, Ministry of Finance, Syria.
Syria: At a glance
How big is Syria compared to Morocco? See an in-depth size comparison.