Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Morocco instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Morocco, that number is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
be 31.2% more likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Morocco, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 80.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Morocco, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2013.
make 33.0% less money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Morocco, the GDP per capita is $6,900 as of 2020.
be 61.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Morocco, that number is 9.2% as of 2019.
Life
be 18.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Morocco, 70.0 women do as of 2017.
be 21.2% less likely to be literate
In Ecuador, the literacy rate is 93.6% as of 2020. In Morocco, it is 73.8% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 29.2% more likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Morocco, about 84.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 32.1% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Morocco, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 29.3% more on education
Ecuador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Morocco spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 18.0% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 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 Ecuador? See an in-depth size comparison.