Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Greece, you would:
Health
be 60.7% less likely to die by suicide
Greece has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Tunisia, it is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 5.1 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Tunisia, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
see 67.8% less spent on your healthcare
Greece spends $3,454 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tunisia spends $1,113 as of 2023.
have 80.0% fewer doctors per person
Greece has 65.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Tunisia has 13.2 as of 2021.
have 13.0% less access to essential health services
Greece scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tunisia scores 67 as of 2021.
Economy
be 11.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 18.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Tunisia, however, that number is 16.6% as of 2021.
be 76.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tunisia, that number is 15.1% as of 2025.
make 82.7% less money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $26,948 as of 2025, while in Tunisia, the GDP per capita is $4,657 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In Greece, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tunisia, there are 13.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Tunisia, 36.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 11.3% less likely to have internet access
In Greece, approximately 86.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tunisia, about 76.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 99.1% more on education
Greece spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Tunisia spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 91.6% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Tunisia, that number is 1,148 km.
Safety
be 5.6 times more likely to be murdered
Greece has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Tunisia, that number is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Greece, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tunisia, they kill 16.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 66.5% less home broadband
Greece has 44.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tunisia has 15.0 as of 2024.
live with 4.8 times more strain on fresh water
Greece withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Tunisia withdraws 98% as of 2022.
use 65.2% less electricity
Greece uses 4,686 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Tunisia uses 1,629 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 48.1% less CO2
Greece emits 5.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Tunisia emits 2.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Greece, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Tunisia, it causes 55.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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