Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years longer
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Tunisia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 11.5% less likely to be obese
In Iraq, 30.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tunisia, that number is 26.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 33.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Iraq, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Tunisia, however, that number is 15.2% as of 2015.
pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate
Iraq has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Tunisia, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 45.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Iraq, approximately 79.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tunisia, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 63.3% more likely to be literate
In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Tunisia, it is 81.8% as of 2015.
be 39.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Iraq, approximately 19.6 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.
have 40.8% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 24.7 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 20.0% more likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tunisia, about 72.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 55.6% more on healthcare
Iraq spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tunisia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 19.8 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Tunisia, that number is 1,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, La Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances.
Tunisia: At a glance
How big is Tunisia compared to Iraq? See an in-depth size comparison.