Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Morocco instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years longer
In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 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 77.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominican Republic, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Morocco, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2013.
make 59.4% less money
Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Morocco, the GDP per capita is $6,900 as of 2020.
be 81.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Dominican Republic, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Morocco, that number is 9.2% as of 2019.
pay a 52.0% higher top tax rate
Dominican Republic has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Morocco, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 26.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Dominican Republic, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Morocco, 70.0 women do as of 2017.
be 21.3% less likely to be literate
In Dominican Republic, the literacy rate is 93.8% as of 2016. In Morocco, it is 73.8% as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 10.2% less on healthcare
Dominican Republic spends 5.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Morocco, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 32.5% more on education
Dominican Republic spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Morocco spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 42.5% more coastline
Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 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, Direccion General de Impuestos Internos.
Morocco: At a glance
How big is Morocco compared to Dominican Republic? See an in-depth size comparison.