Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Malaysia, you would:
Health
be 72.4% more likely to be obese
In Malaysia, 15.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tunisia, that number is 26.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 63.3% less money
Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $26,400 as of 2020, while in Tunisia, the GDP per capita is $9,700 as of 2020.
be 4.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malaysia, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Tunisia, that number is 15.5% as of 2017.
be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malaysia, 5.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Tunisia, however, that number is 15.2% as of 2015.
pay a 25.0% higher top tax rate
Malaysia has a top tax rate of 28.0% as of 2016. In Tunisia, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 48.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Malaysia, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tunisia, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.9% less likely to be literate
In Malaysia, the literacy rate is 95.0% as of 2019. In Tunisia, it is 81.8% as of 2015.
be 80.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Malaysia, approximately 6.6 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.
Basic Needs
be 20.0% less likely to have internet access
In Malaysia, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tunisia, about 72.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 73.8% more on education
Malaysia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tunisia spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
spend 84.2% more on healthcare
Malaysia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tunisia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 75.4% less coastline
Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In Tunisia, that number is 1,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, La Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances.
Tunisia: At a glance
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