Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Germany instead of Tunisia, you would:
Health
live 4.7 years longer
In Tunisia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Germany, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 17.1% less likely to be obese
In Tunisia, 26.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Germany, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.2 times more money
Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2020, while in Germany, the GDP per capita is $50,900 as of 2020.
be 67.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Tunisia, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Germany, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
pay a 35.7% higher top tax rate
Tunisia has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Germany, the top tax rate is 47.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 83.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tunisia, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Germany, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 73.1% 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 Germany, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 37.9% fewer children
In Tunisia, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Germany, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 25.0% more likely to have internet access
In Tunisia, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Germany, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 31.5% less on education
Tunisia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Germany spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 67.1% more on healthcare
Tunisia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Germany, that number is 11.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.1 times more coastline
Tunisia has a total of 1,148 km of coastline. In Germany, that number is 2,389 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), La Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances.
Germany: At a glance
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