Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
be 19.5% less likely to be obese
In Morocco, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kazakhstan, that number is 21.0% of people as of 2016.
live 1.2 years less
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Kazakhstan, that number is 73 years (67 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.7 times more money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $6,900 as of 2020, while in Kazakhstan, the GDP per capita is $25,300 as of 2020.
be 48.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Kazakhstan, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 10.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Kazakhstan, however, that number is 4.3% as of 2018.
pay a 73.7% lower top tax rate
Morocco has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Kazakhstan, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 85.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 70.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kazakhstan, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
be 35.2% more likely to be literate
In Morocco, the literacy rate is 73.8% as of 2018. In Kazakhstan, it is 99.8% as of 2018.
have 11.7% fewer children
In Morocco, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kazakhstan, there are 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 45.3% less on education
Morocco spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Kazakhstan spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 47.2% less on healthcare
Morocco spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kazakhstan, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: At a glance
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