Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United States instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
live 6.9 years longer
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In United States, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 38.7% more likely to be obese
In Morocco, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United States, that number is 36.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 8.4 times more money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $8,800 as of 2023, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $73,600 as of 2023.
be 60.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In United States, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.
be 3.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In United States, however, that number is 15.1% as of 2010.
Life
be 70.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In United States, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
be 73.1% 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 United States, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
have 27.4% fewer children
In Morocco, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United States, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 10.3% less on education
Morocco spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. United States spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.1 times more on healthcare
Morocco spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In United States, that number is 18.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 10.9 times more coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
United States: At a glance
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