Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Morocco instead of Greece, you would:
Health
live 7.8 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 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 46.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 17.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Morocco, that number is 9.2% as of 2019.
be 73.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 17.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Morocco, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2013.
pay a 20.8% lower top tax rate
Greece has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Morocco, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
make 74.7% less money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $27,300 as of 2020, while in Morocco, the GDP per capita is $6,900 as of 2020.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Greece, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Morocco, there are 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 23.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Morocco, 70.0 women do as of 2017.
be 24.6% less likely to be literate
In Greece, the literacy rate is 97.9% as of 2018. In Morocco, it is 73.8% as of 2018.
be 5.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Morocco, on the other hand, 19.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 32.1% less on healthcare
Greece 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 47.2% more on education
Greece spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Morocco spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 86.6% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 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, GSIS, Greece.
Morocco: At a glance
How big is Morocco compared to Greece? See an in-depth size comparison.