Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Tunisia, you would:
Health
be 80.7% less likely to be obese
In Tunisia, 26.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 28.9% more money
Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 68.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Tunisia, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 73.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Tunisia, 15.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate
Tunisia has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 16.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tunisia, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.8% more likely to be literate
In Tunisia, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2015. In Sri Lanka, it is 92.3% as of 2019.
be 30.9% 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 51.4% less likely to have internet access
In Tunisia, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 71.2% less on education
Tunisia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 41.4% less on healthcare
Tunisia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 16.7% more coastline
Tunisia has a total of 1,148 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, La Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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