Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 4.9 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Tunisia, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
be 40.6% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 43.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tunisia, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2024.
see 23.0% more spent on your healthcare
Egypt spends $905 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tunisia spends $1,113 as of 2023.
have 96.0% more doctors per person
Egypt has 6.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Tunisia has 13.2 as of 2021.
be 2.9 times more likely to die by suicide
Egypt has a suicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Tunisia, it is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 50.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 33.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Tunisia, however, that number is 16.6% as of 2021.
make 50.9% more money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $3,086 as of 2025, while in Tunisia, the GDP per capita is $4,657 as of 2025.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 6.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tunisia, that number is 15.1% as of 2025.
Life
be 53.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 20.8 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.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Tunisia, 36.0 women do as of 2023.
have 36.1% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tunisia, there are 13.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.7 times more on education
Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tunisia spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 63.7% more on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tunisia, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 53.1% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Tunisia, that number is 1,148 km.
Safety
be 3.6 times more likely to be murdered
Egypt has a homicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people as of 2017. In Tunisia, that number is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 73.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Egypt, road accidents kill 9.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tunisia, they kill 16.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 28.1% more home broadband
Egypt has 11.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tunisia has 15.0 as of 2024.
live with 30.5% less strain on fresh water
Egypt withdraws 141% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Tunisia withdraws 98% as of 2022.
Environment
be 47.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Egypt, air pollution causes 105.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Tunisia, it causes 55.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2020), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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