Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Morocco instead of Senegal, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years longer
In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 3.0 times more likely to be obese
In Senegal, 8.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Morocco, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Senegal has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2022, while in Morocco, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2022.
be 89.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Senegal, 46.7% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Morocco, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2013.
be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Senegal, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Morocco, that number is 10.0% as of 2022.
Life
be 72.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Senegal, approximately 261.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Morocco, 72.0 women do as of 2020.
be 34.8% more likely to be literate
In Senegal, the literacy rate is 56.3% as of 2021. In Morocco, it is 75.9% as of 2021.
be 40.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Senegal, approximately 32.4 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.
have 44.4% fewer children
In Senegal, there are approximately 30.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Morocco, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 47.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Senegal, approximately 68% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Morocco, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 51.7% more likely to have internet access
In Senegal, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Morocco, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 23.6% more on education
Senegal spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Morocco spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 15.4% more on healthcare
Senegal spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Morocco, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.5 times more coastline
Senegal has a total of 531 km of coastline. In Morocco, that number is 1,835 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Morocco: At a glance
How big is Morocco compared to Senegal? See an in-depth size comparison.