Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years longer
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Turkey, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 23.0% more likely to be obese
In Morocco, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.9 times more money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $8,800 as of 2023, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $34,400 as of 2023.
be 3.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Turkey, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2020.
Life
be 76.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 27.4% more likely to be literate
In Morocco, the literacy rate is 75.9% as of 2021. In Turkey, it is 96.7% as of 2019.
have 17.9% fewer children
In Morocco, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Turkey, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% less on education
Morocco spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Turkey spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 23.3% less on healthcare
Morocco spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Turkey, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.9 times more coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turkey: At a glance
How big is Turkey compared to Morocco? See an in-depth size comparison.