Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Malta, you would:
Health
live 6.4 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Tunisia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 11.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Tunisia, however, that number is 15.2% as of 2015.
make 75.3% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Tunisia, the GDP per capita is $9,700 as of 2020.
be 19.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Tunisia, that number is 15.5% as of 2017.
Life
have 50.3% more children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tunisia, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 7.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tunisia, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.4% less likely to be literate
In Malta, the literacy rate is 94.5% as of 2018. In Tunisia, it is 81.8% as of 2015.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Tunisia, on the other hand, 11.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 17.2% less likely to have internet access
In Malta, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tunisia, about 72.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 14.6% less on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tunisia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 55.3% more on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Tunisia spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 5.8 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Tunisia, that number is 1,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Tunisia: At a glance
How big is Tunisia compared to Malta? See an in-depth size comparison.