Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greece instead of Tunisia, you would:
Health
live 4.7 years longer
In Tunisia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.8 times more money
Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2020, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $27,300 as of 2020.
be 11.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Tunisia, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Greece, that number is 17.3% as of 2019.
be 17.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tunisia, 15.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Greece, however, that number is 17.9% as of 2018.
pay a 37.1% higher top tax rate
Tunisia has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Greece, the top tax rate is 48.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 93.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tunisia, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Greece, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 19.7% more likely to be literate
In Tunisia, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2015. In Greece, it is 97.9% as of 2018.
be 70.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Tunisia, approximately 11.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Greece, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2022.
have 47.9% fewer children
In Tunisia, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Greece, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 50.7% less on education
Tunisia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Greece spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 11.4% more on healthcare
Tunisia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Greece, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 11.9 times more coastline
Tunisia has a total of 1,148 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, La Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances, GSIS, Greece.
Greece: At a glance
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