If you lived in Tunisia instead of Germany, you would:

Health

be 85.7% less likely to die by suicide

Germany has a suicide rate of 12.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Tunisia, it is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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live 4.1 years less

In Germany, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 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 26.4% more likely to be obese

In Germany, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tunisia, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2024.

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see 87.4% less spent on your healthcare

Germany spends $8,826 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tunisia spends $1,113 as of 2023.

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have 71.0% fewer doctors per person

Germany has 45.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Tunisia has 13.2 as of 2021.

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have 23.9% less access to essential health services

Germany scores 88 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tunisia scores 67 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Germany, 3.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tunisia, that number is 15.1% as of 2025.

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be 12.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Tunisia, however, that number is 16.6% as of 2021.

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make 92.3% less money

Germany has a GDP per capita of $60,496 as of 2025, while in Tunisia, the GDP per capita is $4,657 as of 2025.

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Life

have 65.1% more children

In Germany, there are approximately 8.1 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 9.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Germany, approximately 4.0 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 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Germany, approximately 3.1 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 18.2% less likely to have internet access

In Germany, approximately 93.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tunisia, about 76.5% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 34.9% less on healthcare

Germany spends 12.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Tunisia, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2023.

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spend 28.4% more on education

Germany spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Tunisia spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 51.9% less coastline

Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Tunisia, that number is 1,148 km.

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Safety

be 5.2 times more likely to be murdered

Germany has a homicide rate of 0.9 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 4.9 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Germany, road accidents kill 3.3 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 67.2% less home broadband

Germany has 45.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tunisia has 15.0 as of 2024.

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live with 2.8 times more strain on fresh water

Germany withdraws 35% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Tunisia withdraws 98% as of 2022.

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use 73.3% less electricity

Germany uses 6,109 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Tunisia uses 1,629 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 62.2% less CO2

Germany emits 6.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Tunisia emits 2.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 3.7 times more likely to die from air pollution

In Germany, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Tunisia, it causes 55.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. 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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