Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Morocco instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 46.7% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 40.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Morocco, that number is 21.6% of people as of 2024.
live 9.1 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 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 76.4% less spent on your healthcare
Kuwait spends $2,567 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Morocco spends $606 as of 2023.
have 67.4% fewer doctors per person
Kuwait has 22.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Morocco has 7.4 as of 2021.
have 11.5% less access to essential health services
Kuwait scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Morocco scores 69 as of 2021.
be 26.0% more likely to die by suicide
Kuwait has a suicide rate of 2.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Morocco, it is 2.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Morocco, that number is 9.0% as of 2025.
make 85.5% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $32,312 as of 2025, while in Morocco, the GDP per capita is $4,672 as of 2025.
Life
have 63.7% more children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Morocco, there are 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 8.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Morocco, 70.0 women do as of 2023.
be 21.3% less likely to be literate
In Kuwait, the literacy rate is 96.5% as of 2020. In Morocco, it is 75.9% as of 2021.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.0 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 22.2% more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Morocco, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 3.7 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Morocco, that number is 1,835 km.
Safety
be 6.8 times more likely to be murdered
Kuwait has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Morocco, that number is 1.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.0 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Kuwait, road accidents kill 9.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Morocco, they kill 18.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 7.2 times more home broadband
Kuwait has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Morocco has 7.3 as of 2024.
live with 98.7% less strain on fresh water
Kuwait withdraws 3850% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Morocco withdraws 51% as of 2022.
use 94.0% less electricity
Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Morocco uses 997 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 92.2% less CO2
Kuwait emits 23.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Morocco emits 1.8 tonnes as of 2024.
be 31.1% more likely to die from air pollution
In Kuwait, air pollution causes 45.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Morocco, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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Morocco: At a glance
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