Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
live 11.1 years longer
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Japan, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
be 83.5% less likely to be obese
In Morocco, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 6.0 times more money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $6,900 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 74.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
be 3.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
pay a 47.2% higher top tax rate
Morocco has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Japan, the top tax rate is 56.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 92.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 70.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 90.1% 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 Japan, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2022.
have 60.1% fewer children
In Morocco, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 39.6% less on education
Morocco spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 2.0 times more on healthcare
Morocco spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 16.2 times more coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco, National Tax Agency Japan.
Japan: At a glance
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