Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 4.7 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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 29.3% more likely to be obese
In Portugal, 20.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tunisia, that number is 26.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 38.1% lower top tax rate
Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In Tunisia, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 70.5% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $41,700 as of 2023, while in Tunisia, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tunisia, that number is 15.1% as of 2023.
Life
have 66.7% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Tunisia, there are 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tunisia, 37.0 women do as of 2020.
be 13.8% less likely to be literate
In Portugal, the literacy rate is 95.9% as of 2021. In Tunisia, it is 82.7% as of 2021.
be 4.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, 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, 11.9 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 40.6% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 10.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tunisia, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 46.0% more on education
Portugal spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tunisia spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 36.0% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Tunisia, that number is 1,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, La Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Tunisia: At a glance
How big is Tunisia compared to Portugal? See an in-depth size comparison.