Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Egypt, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 22.6% more likely to be obese
In Morocco, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Egypt, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 73.9% more money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $6,900 as of 2020, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $12,000 as of 2020.
be 14.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Egypt, that number is 7.9% as of 2019.
pay a 40.8% lower top tax rate
Morocco has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Egypt, the top tax rate is 22.5% as of 2016.
be 6.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Egypt, however, that number is 32.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 47.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 70.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Egypt, 37.0 women do as of 2017.
have 23.2% more children
In Morocco, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Egypt, there are 21.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 14.3% less likely to have internet access
In Morocco, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Egypt, about 72.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 26.4% less on education
Morocco spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Egypt spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 11.3% less on healthcare
Morocco spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Egypt, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 33.5% more coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Egypt: At a glance
How big is Egypt compared to Morocco? See an in-depth size comparison.