Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United States instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
live 6.9 years longer
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In United States, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 38.7% more likely to be obese
In Morocco, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United States, that number is 36.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 8.7 times more money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $6,900 as of 2020, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $60,200 as of 2020.
be 57.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In United States, that number is 3.9% as of 2018.
be 3.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In United States, however, that number is 15.1% as of 2010.
Life
be 72.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 70.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In United States, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 73.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Morocco, approximately 19.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In United States, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
have 29.5% fewer children
In Morocco, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In United States, there are 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 3.2 times more on healthcare
Morocco spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In United States, that number is 16.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 10.9 times more coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
United States: At a glance
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