Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 35.2% more likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tunisia, that number is 26.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 39.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Tunisia, however, that number is 15.2% as of 2015.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Tunisia, that number is 15.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 27.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tunisia, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 34.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 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 12.6% less likely to be literate
In Ecuador, the literacy rate is 93.6% as of 2020. In Tunisia, it is 81.8% as of 2015.
have 11.1% fewer children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tunisia, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.8% more likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tunisia, about 72.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 10.3% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tunisia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 78.0% more on education
Ecuador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tunisia spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 48.7% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 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
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