Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Morocco instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
be 92.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Morocco, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 14.6 years longer
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 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 3.6 times more spent on your healthcare
Guinea spends $169 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Morocco spends $606 as of 2023.
have 3.5 times more doctors per person
Guinea has 2.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Morocco has 7.4 as of 2021.
have 72.5% more access to essential health services
Guinea scores 40 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Morocco scores 69 as of 2021.
be 39.6% less likely to die by suicide
Guinea has a suicide rate of 4.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Morocco, it is 2.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.0 times more likely to be obese
In Guinea, 10.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Morocco, that number is 21.6% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 2.5 times more money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $1,877 as of 2025, while in Morocco, the GDP per capita is $4,672 as of 2025.
be 74.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 5.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Morocco, that number is 9.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 85.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea, approximately 494.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Morocco, 70.0 women do as of 2023.
be 67.5% more likely to be literate
In Guinea, the literacy rate is 45.3% as of 2021. In Morocco, it is 75.9% as of 2021.
be 75.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea, approximately 59.8 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.
have 50.8% fewer children
In Guinea, there are approximately 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Morocco, there are 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 95.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (92% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Morocco, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Guinea, approximately 33.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Morocco, about 91.2% do as of 2024.
be 24.3% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Guinea, approximately 74% of people have access to drinking water (93% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Morocco, that number is 92% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 3.5 times more on education
Guinea spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Morocco spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 64.2% more on healthcare
Guinea spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Morocco, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 5.7 times more coastline
Guinea has a total of 320 km of coastline. In Morocco, that number is 1,835 km.
Safety
be 50.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guinea, road accidents kill 37.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Morocco, they kill 18.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 730.0 times more home broadband
Guinea has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Morocco has 7.3 as of 2024.
live with 37.0 times more strain on fresh water
Guinea withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Morocco withdraws 51% as of 2022.
Environment
be 37.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Guinea, air pollution causes 94.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Morocco, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 5.3 times more CO2
Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Morocco emits 1.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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