Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
live 6.0 years longer
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Costa Rica, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.9 times more money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $6,900 as of 2020, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 12.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
pay a 60.5% lower top tax rate
Morocco has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Costa Rica, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
be 4.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Costa Rica, however, that number is 21.0% as of 2019.
Life
be 61.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 70.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 32.7% more likely to be literate
In Morocco, the literacy rate is 73.8% as of 2018. In Costa Rica, it is 97.9% as of 2018.
be 56.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Morocco, approximately 19.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Costa Rica, on the other hand, 8.4 children do as of 2022.
have 18.0% fewer children
In Morocco, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Costa Rica, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 26.4% more on education
Morocco spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 37.7% more on healthcare
Morocco spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 29.7% less coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Costa Rica, that number is 1,290 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica: At a glance
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