Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 57.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 35.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Tunisia, however, that number is 15.2% as of 2015.
make 50.8% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Tunisia, the GDP per capita is $9,700 as of 2020.
be 57.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Tunisia, that number is 15.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 17.4% less likely to be literate
In Argentina, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2018. In Tunisia, it is 81.8% as of 2015.
be 27.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.3 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 16.3% less likely to have internet access
In Argentina, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tunisia, about 72.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 26.3% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tunisia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 52.1% more on education
Argentina spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tunisia spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 77.0% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 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 Argentina? See an in-depth size comparison.