Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Morocco instead of Vietnam, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In Vietnam, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Morocco, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.
be 60.1% less likely to die by suicide
Vietnam has a suicide rate of 7.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Morocco, it is 2.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 9.0 times more likely to be obese
In Vietnam, 2.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Morocco, that number is 21.6% of people as of 2024.
see 12.1% less spent on your healthcare
Vietnam spends $690 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Morocco spends $606 as of 2023.
have 33.2% fewer doctors per person
Vietnam has 11.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Morocco has 7.4 as of 2021.
Economy
be 5.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vietnam, 1.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Morocco, that number is 9.0% as of 2025.
Life
have 22.2% more children
In Vietnam, there are approximately 13.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Morocco, there are 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 45.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Vietnam, approximately 48.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Morocco, 70.0 women do as of 2023.
be 21.0% less likely to be literate
In Vietnam, the literacy rate is 96.1% as of 2022. In Morocco, it is 75.9% as of 2021.
be 22.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Vietnam, approximately 12.0 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.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Vietnam spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Morocco spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 32.9% more on healthcare
Vietnam spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Morocco, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 46.7% less coastline
Vietnam has a total of 3,444 km of coastline. In Morocco, that number is 1,835 km.
Infrastructure
find 69.2% less home broadband
Vietnam has 23.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Morocco has 7.3 as of 2024.
live with 2.8 times more strain on fresh water
Vietnam withdraws 18% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Morocco withdraws 51% as of 2022.
use 61.4% less electricity
Vietnam uses 2,585 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Morocco uses 997 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 56.9% less CO2
Vietnam emits 4.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Morocco emits 1.8 tonnes as of 2024.
be 13.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Vietnam, air pollution causes 52.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Morocco, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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