Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Morocco instead of Germany, you would:
Health
be 77.4% less likely to die by suicide
Germany has a suicide rate of 12.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Morocco, it is 2.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 5.3 years less
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 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 93.1% less spent on your healthcare
Germany spends $8,826 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Morocco spends $606 as of 2023.
have 83.7% fewer doctors per person
Germany has 45.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Morocco has 7.4 as of 2021.
have 21.6% less access to essential health services
Germany scores 88 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Morocco scores 69 as of 2021.
Economy
be 73.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Morocco, however, that number is 3.9% as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Morocco, that number is 9.0% as of 2025.
make 92.3% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $60,496 as of 2025, while in Morocco, the GDP per capita is $4,672 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In Germany, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Morocco, there are 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 17.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Morocco, 70.0 women do as of 2023.
be 4.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.1 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 50.6% less on healthcare
Germany spends 12.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Morocco, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 14.9% more on education
Germany spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Morocco spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 23.2% less coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Morocco, that number is 1,835 km.
Safety
be 87.9% more likely to be murdered
Germany has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Morocco, that number is 1.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 5.6 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Germany, road accidents kill 3.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Morocco, they kill 18.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 84.0% less home broadband
Germany has 45.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Morocco has 7.3 as of 2024.
live with 43.6% more strain on fresh water
Germany withdraws 35% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Morocco withdraws 51% as of 2022.
use 83.7% less electricity
Germany uses 6,109 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Morocco uses 997 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 73.5% less CO2
Germany emits 6.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Morocco emits 1.8 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Germany, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Morocco, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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