If you lived in Tunisia instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:

Health

be 79.5% less likely to die by suicide

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a suicide rate of 9.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Tunisia, it is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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live 1.3 years less

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 24.4% more likely to be obese

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 21.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tunisia, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2024.

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see 44.1% less spent on your healthcare

Bosnia and Herzegovina spends $1,989 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tunisia spends $1,113 as of 2023.

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have 49.1% fewer doctors per person

Bosnia and Herzegovina has 25.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Tunisia has 13.2 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 36.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 11.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tunisia, that number is 15.1% as of 2025.

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make 55.1% less money

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a GDP per capita of $10,382 as of 2025, while in Tunisia, the GDP per capita is $4,657 as of 2025.

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Life

have 73.2% more children

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are approximately 7.7 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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be 6.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 6.0 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 12.1% less likely to be literate

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the literacy rate is 98.1% as of 2021. In Tunisia, it is 86.2% as of 2023.

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be 76.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 5.5 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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Basic Needs

be 11.1% less likely to have internet access

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 86.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tunisia, about 76.5% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 10.4% less on healthcare

Bosnia and Herzegovina spends 8.9% 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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spend 2.1 times more on education

Bosnia and Herzegovina spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Tunisia spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 57.4 times more coastline

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a total of 20 km of coastline. In Tunisia, that number is 1,148 km.

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Safety

be 3.8 times more likely to be murdered

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a homicide rate of 1.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Tunisia, that number is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2020.

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be 19.0% more likely to die in a road accident

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, road accidents kill 13.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tunisia, they kill 16.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 49.1% less home broadband

Bosnia and Herzegovina has 29.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tunisia has 15.0 as of 2024.

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live with 47.4 times more strain on fresh water

Bosnia and Herzegovina withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Tunisia withdraws 98% as of 2022.

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use 55.7% less electricity

Bosnia and Herzegovina uses 3,677 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Tunisia uses 1,629 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 59.4% less CO2

Bosnia and Herzegovina emits 6.5 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 (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). 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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