Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Morocco instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 88.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mexico, 41.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Morocco, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2013.
make 61.5% less money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2020, while in Morocco, the GDP per capita is $6,900 as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Morocco, that number is 9.2% as of 2019.
Life
have 28.6% more children
In Mexico, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Morocco, there are 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 33.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Morocco, 70.0 women do as of 2017.
be 22.5% less likely to be literate
In Mexico, the literacy rate is 95.2% as of 2020. In Morocco, it is 73.8% as of 2018.
be 61.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 11.9 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.
Basic Needs
be 16.7% more likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Morocco, about 84.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 23.3% more on education
Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Morocco spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 80.3% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 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 Mexico? See an in-depth size comparison.