Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Morocco instead of Peru, you would:
Health
be 26.0% less likely to be obese
In Peru, 29.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Morocco, that number is 21.6% of people as of 2024.
live 2.5 years less
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Morocco, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.
see 36.6% less spent on your healthcare
Peru spends $956 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Morocco spends $606 as of 2023.
have 56.2% fewer doctors per person
Peru has 16.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Morocco has 7.4 as of 2021.
be 89.0% more likely to die by suicide
Peru has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Morocco, it is 2.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 84.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 25.7% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Morocco, however, that number is 3.9% as of 2022.
be 75.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Morocco, that number is 9.0% as of 2025.
make 51.8% less money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $9,684 as of 2025, while in Morocco, the GDP per capita is $4,672 as of 2025.
Life
be 37.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 51.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Morocco, 70.0 women do as of 2023.
be 19.0% less likely to be literate
In Peru, the literacy rate is 93.7% as of 2024. In Morocco, it is 75.9% as of 2021.
be 33.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 11.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Morocco, on the other hand, 14.7 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.3% more likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Morocco, about 91.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 38.1% more on education
Peru spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Morocco spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 24.0% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Morocco, that number is 1,835 km.
Safety
be 80.1% less likely to be murdered
Peru has a homicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Morocco, that number is 1.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 46.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Peru, road accidents kill 12.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Morocco, they kill 18.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 37.5% less home broadband
Peru has 11.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Morocco has 7.3 as of 2024.
live with 10.5 times more strain on fresh water
Peru withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Morocco withdraws 51% as of 2022.
use 37.5% less electricity
Peru uses 1,595 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Morocco uses 997 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 2.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Peru, air pollution causes 26.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Morocco, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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