Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Tunisia, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years longer
In Tunisia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Cyprus, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 19.0% less likely to be obese
In Tunisia, 26.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cyprus, that number is 21.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.9 times more money
Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2020, while in Cyprus, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2020.
be 54.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Tunisia, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cyprus, that number is 7.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 86.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tunisia, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cyprus, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
be 21.1% more likely to be literate
In Tunisia, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2015. In Cyprus, it is 99.1% as of 2015.
be 29.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Tunisia, approximately 11.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cyprus, on the other hand, 8.4 children do as of 2022.
have 27.7% fewer children
In Tunisia, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cyprus, there are 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 26.4% more likely to have internet access
In Tunisia, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cyprus, about 91.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.5% less on education
Tunisia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Cyprus spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 43.6% less coastline
Tunisia has a total of 1,148 km of coastline. In Cyprus, that number is 648 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cyprus: At a glance
How big is Cyprus compared to Tunisia? See an in-depth size comparison.