Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years longer
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Thailand, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 61.7% less likely to be obese
In Morocco, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $8,100 as of 2022, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,500 as of 2022.
be 90.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 10.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Thailand, that number is 0.9% as of 2022.
be 31.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Thailand, however, that number is 6.3% as of 2021.
Life
be 59.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Thailand, 29.0 women do as of 2020.
be 24.0% more likely to be literate
In Morocco, the literacy rate is 75.9% as of 2021. In Thailand, it is 94.1% as of 2021.
be 66.3% 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 Thailand, on the other hand, 6.5 children do as of 2022.
have 41.1% fewer children
In Morocco, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Thailand, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 52.9% less on education
Morocco spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Thailand spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 26.7% less on healthcare
Morocco spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Thailand, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 75.4% more coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Thailand: At a glance
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