Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
live 8.0 years longer
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 4.8 times more money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $6,900 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
pay a 13.2% lower top tax rate
Morocco has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
be 17.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 70.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 70.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 25.2% more likely to be literate
In Morocco, the literacy rate is 73.8% as of 2018. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2017.
be 68.5% 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 Puerto Rico, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 54.8% fewer children
In Morocco, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 15.1% more on education
Morocco spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 72.7% less coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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