Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Morocco instead of Spain, you would:
Health
live 8.9 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Morocco, that number is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 25.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 12.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Morocco, that number is 9.1% as of 2023.
be 76.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Morocco, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2013.
pay a 15.6% lower top tax rate
Spain has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Morocco, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
make 81.0% less money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $46,400 as of 2023, while in Morocco, the GDP per capita is $8,800 as of 2023.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Morocco, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 24.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Morocco, 72.0 women do as of 2020.
be 23.0% less likely to be literate
In Spain, the literacy rate is 98.6% as of 2020. In Morocco, it is 75.9% as of 2021.
be 7.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.5 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 43.9% less on healthcare
Spain spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Morocco, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 47.8% more on education
Spain spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Morocco spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 63.0% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 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, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Morocco: At a glance
How big is Morocco compared to Spain? See an in-depth size comparison.