Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sweden instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
live 9.0 years longer
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 21.1% less likely to be obese
In Morocco, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 7.3 times more money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $6,900 as of 2020, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $50,700 as of 2020.
be 26.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 6.8% as of 2019.
be 3.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Sweden, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2018.
pay a 50.3% higher top tax rate
Morocco has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.
Life
be 94.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 70.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sweden, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
be 88.0% 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.
have 37.8% fewer children
In Morocco, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sweden, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 13.1% more likely to have internet access
In Morocco, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sweden, about 95.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 43.4% more on education
Morocco spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Sweden spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Morocco spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 10.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 75.4% more coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco, Skatteverket.
Sweden: At a glance
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