Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Tunisia instead of Hong Kong, you would:

Health

live 8.7 years less

In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 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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Economy

be 5.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Hong Kong, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tunisia, that number is 15.1% as of 2025.

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make 91.8% less money

Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,983 as of 2025, while in Tunisia, the GDP per capita is $4,657 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.7 times more children

In Hong Kong, there are approximately 4.9 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 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Tunisia, on the other hand, 9.7 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 20.1% less likely to have internet access

In Hong Kong, approximately 95.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tunisia, about 76.5% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 76.6% more on education

Hong Kong spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Tunisia spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 56.6% more coastline

Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Tunisia, that number is 1,148 km.

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Safety

be 12.3 times more likely to be murdered

Hong Kong has a homicide rate of 0.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Tunisia, that number is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2020.

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Infrastructure

find 62.8% less home broadband

Hong Kong has 40.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tunisia has 15.0 as of 2024.

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use 74.4% less electricity

Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Tunisia uses 1,629 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 43.0% less CO2

Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Tunisia emits 2.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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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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