Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Peru, you would:
Health
live 7.9 years longer
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 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 36.5% more likely to be obese
In Peru, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tunisia, that number is 26.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 39.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 27.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Tunisia, however, that number is 16.6% as of 2021.
make 16.5% less money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $12,700 as of 2022, while in Tunisia, the GDP per capita is $10,600 as of 2022.
be 4.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Tunisia, that number is 17.8% as of 2022.
pay a 16.7% higher top tax rate
Peru has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Tunisia, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 46.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 69.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tunisia, 37.0 women do as of 2020.
be 12.5% less likely to be literate
In Peru, the literacy rate is 94.5% as of 2020. In Tunisia, it is 82.7% as of 2021.
have 19.2% fewer children
In Peru, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tunisia, there are 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.3% more likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tunisia, about 79.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 82.5% more on education
Peru spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Tunisia spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 52.4% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Tunisia, that number is 1,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria, La Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances.
Tunisia: At a glance
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