Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Morocco instead of Poland, you would:
Health
be 78.7% less likely to die by suicide
Poland has a suicide rate of 13.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Morocco, it is 2.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 2.9 years less
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 84.6% less spent on your healthcare
Poland spends $3,939 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Morocco spends $606 as of 2023.
have 81.6% fewer doctors per person
Poland has 40.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Morocco has 7.4 as of 2021.
have 15.9% less access to essential health services
Poland scores 82 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Morocco scores 69 as of 2021.
Economy
be 71.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 13.5% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Morocco, however, that number is 3.9% as of 2022.
be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Morocco, that number is 9.0% as of 2025.
make 83.6% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $28,420 as of 2025, while in Morocco, the GDP per capita is $4,672 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In Poland, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Morocco, there are 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 35.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Morocco, 70.0 women do as of 2023.
be 23.9% less likely to be literate
In Poland, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2021. In Morocco, it is 75.9% as of 2021.
be 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 3.6 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.
Expenditures
spend 24.8% less on healthcare
Poland spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Morocco, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 39.7% more on education
Poland spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Morocco spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 4.2 times more coastline
Poland has a total of 440 km of coastline. In Morocco, that number is 1,835 km.
Safety
be 2.1 times more likely to be murdered
Poland has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Morocco, that number is 1.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.9 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Poland, road accidents kill 6.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Morocco, they kill 18.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 71.2% less home broadband
Poland has 25.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Morocco has 7.3 as of 2024.
live with 56.2% more strain on fresh water
Poland withdraws 32% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Morocco withdraws 51% as of 2022.
use 77.2% less electricity
Poland uses 4,370 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Morocco uses 997 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 75.6% less CO2
Poland emits 7.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Morocco emits 1.8 tonnes as of 2024.
be 43.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Poland, air pollution causes 41.0 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). How we calculate this
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