Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
live 9.3 years longer
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In South Korea, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 82.0% less likely to be obese
In Morocco, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 6.1 times more money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $6,900 as of 2020, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $42,300 as of 2020.
be 59.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 3.8% as of 2019.
be 3.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In South Korea, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2016.
Life
be 84.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 70.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Korea, 11.0 women do as of 2017.
be 32.8% more likely to be literate
In Morocco, the literacy rate is 73.8% as of 2018. In South Korea, it is 98.0% as of 2019.
be 85.1% 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 South Korea, on the other hand, 2.9 children do as of 2022.
have 60.3% fewer children
In Morocco, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In South Korea, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.5% more likely to have internet access
In Morocco, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In South Korea, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 15.1% less on education
Morocco spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. South Korea spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 54.7% more on healthcare
Morocco spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 31.5% more coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
South Korea: At a glance
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