If you lived in Tunisia instead of Bolivia, you would:

Health

live 8.0 years longer

In Bolivia, the average life expectancy is 69 years (66 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Tunisia, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 12.2% less likely to be obese

In Bolivia, 29.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tunisia, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2024.

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see 47.2% more spent on your healthcare

Bolivia spends $756 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tunisia spends $1,113 as of 2023.

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be 56.2% less likely to die by suicide

Bolivia has a suicide rate of 4.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Tunisia, it is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 5.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Bolivia, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tunisia, that number is 15.1% as of 2025.

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Life

be 75.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Bolivia, approximately 146.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Tunisia, 36.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 31.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Bolivia, approximately 14.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Tunisia, on the other hand, 9.7 children do as of 2024.

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be 10.8% less likely to be literate

In Bolivia, the literacy rate is 96.7% as of 2024. In Tunisia, it is 86.2% as of 2023.

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have 36.4% fewer children

In Bolivia, there are approximately 21.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tunisia, there are 13.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 10.7% less on education

Bolivia spends 7.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Tunisia spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 15.5% more on healthcare

Bolivia spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tunisia, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 24.0% more home broadband

Bolivia has 12.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tunisia has 15.0 as of 2024.

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use 83.0% more electricity

Bolivia uses 890 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Tunisia uses 1,629 kWh as of 2023.

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live with 490.5 times more strain on fresh water

Bolivia withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Tunisia withdraws 98% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 14.4% more CO2

Bolivia emits 2.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Tunisia emits 2.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Tunisia: At a glance

Tunisia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 155,360 sq km. Rivalry between French and Italian interests in Tunisia culminated in a French invasion in 1881 and the creation of a protectorate. Agitation for independence in the decades following World War I was finally successful in getting the French to recognize Tunisia as an independent state in 1956. The country's first president, Habib BOURGUIBA, established a strict one-party state. He dominated the country for 31 years, repressing Islamic fundamentalism and establishing rights for women unmatched by any other Arab nation. In November 1987, BOURGUIBA was removed from office and replaced by Zine el Abidine BEN ALI in a bloodless coup. Street protests that began in Tunis in December 2010 over high unemployment, corruption, widespread poverty, and high food prices escalated in January 2011, culminating in rioting that led to hundreds of deaths. On 14 January 2011, the same day BEN ALI dismissed the government, he fled the country, and by late January 2011, a "national unity government" was formed. Elections for the new Constituent Assembly were held in late October 2011, and in December, it elected human rights activist Moncef MARZOUKI as interim president. The Assembly began drafting a new constitution in February 2012 and, after several iterations and a months-long political crisis that stalled the transition, ratified the document in January 2014. Presidential and parliamentary elections for a permanent government could be held by the end of 2014.
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