Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
live 5.4 years longer
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Kuwait, that number is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 45.2% more likely to be obese
In Morocco, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kuwait, that number is 37.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 7.2 times more money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $6,900 as of 2020, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $49,900 as of 2019.
be 88.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 1.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 82.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 70.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kuwait, 12.0 women do as of 2017.
be 30.8% more likely to be literate
In Morocco, the literacy rate is 73.8% as of 2018. In Kuwait, it is 96.5% as of 2020.
be 61.3% 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 Kuwait, on the other hand, 7.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 17.9% more likely to have internet access
In Morocco, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kuwait, about 99.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 24.5% more on education
Morocco spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Kuwait spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 72.8% less coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kuwait: At a glance
How big is Kuwait compared to Morocco? See an in-depth size comparison.