Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Morocco instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years less
In Solomon Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 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 16.0% more likely to be obese
In Solomon Islands, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Morocco, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.3 times more money
Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2023, while in Morocco, the GDP per capita is $8,800 as of 2023.
be 62.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Solomon Islands, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Morocco, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2013.
be 5.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Solomon Islands, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Morocco, that number is 9.1% as of 2023.
Life
be 41.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Solomon Islands, approximately 122.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Morocco, 72.0 women do as of 2020.
have 26.0% fewer children
In Solomon Islands, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Morocco, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 31.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Solomon Islands, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Morocco, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Solomon Islands, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Morocco, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
be 24.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Solomon Islands, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 66% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Morocco, that number is 91% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 46.9% less on education
Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Morocco spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 36.4% more on healthcare
Solomon Islands spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Morocco, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 65.5% less coastline
Solomon Islands has a total of 5,313 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 Solomon Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.