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

Health

live 14.4 years longer

In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 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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see 4.8 times more spent on your healthcare

Liberia spends $233 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tunisia spends $1,113 as of 2023.

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have 7.4 times more doctors per person

Liberia has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Tunisia has 13.2 as of 2021.

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have 48.9% more access to essential health services

Liberia scores 45 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tunisia scores 67 as of 2021.

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be 69.2% less likely to die by suicide

Liberia has a suicide rate of 6.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Tunisia, it is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 46.7% more likely to be obese

In Liberia, 17.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tunisia, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

make 5.1 times more money

Liberia has a GDP per capita of $915 as of 2025, while in Tunisia, the GDP per capita is $4,657 as of 2025.

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be 5.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Liberia, 2.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tunisia, that number is 15.1% as of 2025.

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Life

be 94.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Liberia, approximately 628.0 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 84.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Liberia, approximately 63.2 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.

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have 56.3% fewer children

In Liberia, there are approximately 30.6 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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Basic Needs

be 3.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Liberia, approximately 32% of people have electricity access (53% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Tunisia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Liberia, approximately 32.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tunisia, about 76.5% do as of 2024.

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be 22.7% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Liberia, approximately 79% of people have access to drinking water (86% in urban areas, and 70% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Tunisia, that number is 97% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 38.6% less on healthcare

Liberia spends 13.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tunisia, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2023.

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spend 3.0 times more on education

Liberia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Tunisia spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 98.3% more coastline

Liberia has a total of 579 km of coastline. In Tunisia, that number is 1,148 km.

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Infrastructure

find 55.4 times more home broadband

Liberia has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Tunisia has 15.0 as of 2024.

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live with 377.3 times more strain on fresh water

Liberia withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Tunisia withdraws 98% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 17.5 times more CO2

Liberia emits 0.1 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 (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), 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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