Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 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 20.6% more likely to be obese
In Colombia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tunisia, that number is 26.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 57.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 35.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Tunisia, however, that number is 15.2% as of 2015.
make 27.6% less money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $13,400 as of 2020, while in Tunisia, the GDP per capita is $9,700 as of 2020.
be 47.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Tunisia, that number is 15.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 48.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 83.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tunisia, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 14.4% less likely to be literate
In Colombia, the literacy rate is 95.6% as of 2020. In Tunisia, it is 81.8% as of 2015.
Expenditures
spend 62.2% more on education
Colombia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tunisia spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 64.2% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 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 Colombia? See an in-depth size comparison.