Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Morocco instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
live 8.5 years less
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Morocco, that number is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
be 27.9% more likely to be obese
In Netherlands, 20.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Morocco, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 66.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Netherlands, 14.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Morocco, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2013.
pay a 26.9% lower top tax rate
Netherlands has a top tax rate of 52.0% as of 2016. In Morocco, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
make 87.3% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $69,300 as of 2023, while in Morocco, the GDP per capita is $8,800 as of 2023.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Morocco, that number is 9.1% as of 2023.
Life
have 58.5% more children
In Netherlands, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Morocco, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 18.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Netherlands, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Morocco, 72.0 women do as of 2020.
be 5.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Morocco, on the other hand, 19.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 45.9% less on healthcare
Netherlands spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Morocco, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 28.3% more on education
Netherlands spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Morocco spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.1 times more coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 km of coastline. In Morocco, that number is 1,835 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst.
Morocco: At a glance
How big is Morocco compared to Netherlands? See an in-depth size comparison.