Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
live 9.7 years longer
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Israel, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 5.6 times more money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $6,900 as of 2020, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $38,300 as of 2020.
be 52.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Israel, that number is 4.4% as of 2020.
be 4.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Israel, however, that number is 22.0% as of 2014.
pay a 31.6% higher top tax rate
Morocco has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Israel, the top tax rate is 50.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 95.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 70.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Israel, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 32.5% more likely to be literate
In Morocco, the literacy rate is 73.8% as of 2018. In Israel, it is 97.8% as of 2011.
be 81.5% 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 Israel, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 17.0% more on education
Morocco spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Israel spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 41.5% more on healthcare
Morocco spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Israel, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 85.1% less coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Israel: At a glance
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