Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Morocco, you would:
Economy
pay a 42.1% lower top tax rate
Morocco has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Syria, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 58.0% less money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $6,900 as of 2020, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2015.
be 5.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Syria, that number is 50.0% as of 2017.
be 17.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 55.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 70.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Syria, 31.0 women do as of 2017.
be 17.1% more likely to be literate
In Morocco, the literacy rate is 73.8% as of 2018. In Syria, it is 86.4% as of 2015.
be 17.3% 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 Syria, on the other hand, 15.9 children do as of 2022.
have 30.4% more children
In Morocco, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Syria, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 57.1% less likely to have internet access
In Morocco, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Syria, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 89.5% less coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Syria, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco, Ministry of Finance, Syria.
Syria: At a glance
How big is Syria compared to Morocco? See an in-depth size comparison.