Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Tunisia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 21.7% more likely to be obese
In Brazil, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tunisia, that number is 26.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 31.2% less money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $14,100 as of 2020, while in Tunisia, the GDP per capita is $9,700 as of 2020.
be 29.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Tunisia, that number is 15.5% as of 2017.
be 3.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Tunisia, however, that number is 15.2% as of 2015.
pay a 27.3% higher top tax rate
Brazil has a top tax rate of 27.5% as of 2016. In Tunisia, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 28.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tunisia, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 13.3 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.
be 12.2% less likely to be literate
In Brazil, the literacy rate is 93.2% as of 2018. In Tunisia, it is 81.8% as of 2015.
Basic Needs
be 11.1% less likely to have internet access
In Brazil, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tunisia, about 72.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 27.1% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tunisia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 19.7% more on education
Brazil spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Tunisia spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 84.7% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Tunisia, that number is 1,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, La Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances.
Tunisia: At a glance
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