Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Morocco instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 42.0% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 37.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Morocco, that number is 21.6% of people as of 2024.
be 63.4% less likely to die by suicide
Argentina has a suicide rate of 7.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Morocco, it is 2.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 2.1 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Morocco, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.
see 80.4% less spent on your healthcare
Argentina spends $3,089 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Morocco spends $606 as of 2023.
have 85.5% fewer doctors per person
Argentina has 51.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Morocco has 7.4 as of 2021.
have 12.7% less access to essential health services
Argentina scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Morocco scores 69 as of 2021.
Economy
be 86.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 28.2% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Morocco, however, that number is 3.9% as of 2022.
be 26.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Morocco, that number is 9.0% as of 2025.
make 68.6% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $14,898 as of 2025, while in Morocco, the GDP per capita is $4,672 as of 2025.
Life
have 47.9% more children
In Argentina, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Morocco, there are 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 33.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Morocco, 70.0 women do as of 2023.
be 23.4% less likely to be literate
In Argentina, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2020. In Morocco, it is 75.9% as of 2021.
be 83.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 8.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Morocco, on the other hand, 14.7 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 41.0% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Morocco, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 20.4% more on education
Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Morocco spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 63.2% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Morocco, that number is 1,835 km.
Safety
be 61.9% less likely to be murdered
Argentina has a homicide rate of 4.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Morocco, that number is 1.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Argentina, road accidents kill 8.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Morocco, they kill 18.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 72.0% less home broadband
Argentina has 26.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Morocco has 7.3 as of 2024.
live with 4.9 times more strain on fresh water
Argentina withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Morocco withdraws 51% as of 2022.
use 64.7% less electricity
Argentina uses 2,822 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Morocco uses 997 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 54.1% less CO2
Argentina emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Morocco emits 1.8 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.0 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Argentina, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Morocco, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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