Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Morocco instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years less
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 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 21.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Morocco, that number is 9.2% as of 2019.
be 12.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Morocco, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2013.
make 35.5% less money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in Morocco, the GDP per capita is $6,900 as of 2020.
Life
be 37.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Morocco, 70.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 33.3% more likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Morocco, about 84.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 13.1% less on education
Algeria spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Morocco spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
spend 14.5% less on healthcare
Algeria spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Morocco, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 83.9% more coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 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 Algeria? See an in-depth size comparison.