Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Morocco instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
be 45.9% less likely to be obese
In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Morocco, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2016.
live 3.8 years less
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Morocco, that number is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 78.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Tonga, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Morocco, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2013.
be 8.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Morocco, that number is 9.2% as of 2019.
Life
be 34.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Tonga, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Morocco, 70.0 women do as of 2017.
be 25.8% less likely to be literate
In Tonga, the literacy rate is 99.4% as of 2018. In Morocco, it is 73.8% as of 2018.
be 54.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Tonga, approximately 12.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Morocco, on the other hand, 19.2 children do as of 2022.
have 14.2% fewer children
In Tonga, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Morocco, there are 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Morocco, about 84.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 33.8% less on education
Tonga spends 8.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Morocco spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 4.4 times more coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Morocco, that number is 1,835 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Morocco: At a glance
How big is Morocco compared to Tonga? See an in-depth size comparison.