Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Thailand, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years less
In Thailand, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 2.7 times more likely to be obese
In Thailand, 10.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tunisia, that number is 26.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 43.9% less money
Thailand has a GDP per capita of $17,300 as of 2020, while in Tunisia, the GDP per capita is $9,700 as of 2020.
be 15.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Thailand, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Tunisia, that number is 15.5% as of 2017.
be 53.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Thailand, 9.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Tunisia, however, that number is 15.2% as of 2015.
Life
have 44.2% more children
In Thailand, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tunisia, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 16.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Thailand, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tunisia, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.8% less likely to be literate
In Thailand, the literacy rate is 93.8% as of 2018. In Tunisia, it is 81.8% as of 2015.
be 83.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Thailand, approximately 6.5 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 2.4 times more on education
Thailand spends 3.0% 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
Thailand 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 64.3% less coastline
Thailand has a total of 3,219 km of coastline. In Tunisia, that number is 1,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Tunisia: At a glance
How big is Tunisia compared to Thailand? See an in-depth size comparison.