Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Ecuador, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
be 23.8% less likely to be obese
In Morocco, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ecuador, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 49.3% more money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $6,900 as of 2020, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $10,300 as of 2020.
be 38.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Ecuador, that number is 5.7% as of 2019.
be 5.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Ecuador, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2019.
Life
be 15.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 70.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ecuador, 59.0 women do as of 2017.
be 26.8% more likely to be literate
In Morocco, the literacy rate is 73.8% as of 2018. In Ecuador, it is 93.6% as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 22.6% less likely to have internet access
In Morocco, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Ecuador, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 22.6% less on education
Morocco spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Ecuador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 47.2% more on healthcare
Morocco spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ecuador, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 21.9% more coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Ecuador: At a glance
How big is Ecuador compared to Morocco? See an in-depth size comparison.