Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Serbia, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years longer
In Serbia, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 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 25.1% more likely to be obese
In Serbia, 21.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tunisia, that number is 26.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 34.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Serbia, 23.2% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Tunisia, however, that number is 15.2% as of 2015.
make 46.7% less money
Serbia has a GDP per capita of $18,200 as of 2020, while in Tunisia, the GDP per capita is $9,700 as of 2020.
pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate
Serbia has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2017. In Tunisia, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 63.9% more children
In Serbia, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tunisia, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Serbia, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tunisia, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 17.8% less likely to be literate
In Serbia, the literacy rate is 99.5% as of 2019. In Tunisia, it is 81.8% as of 2015.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Serbia, approximately 4.8 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 19.5% less on healthcare
Serbia spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tunisia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 2.0 times more on education
Serbia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tunisia spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, La Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Serbia.
Tunisia: At a glance
How big is Tunisia compared to Serbia? See an in-depth size comparison.