If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of Tunisia, you would:

Health

live 9.6 years less

In Tunisia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 60.9% more likely to be obese

In Tunisia, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.

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see 21.4% less spent on your healthcare

Tunisia spends $1,113 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Marshall Islands spends $874 as of 2023.

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have 11.9% less access to essential health services

Tunisia scores 67 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Marshall Islands scores 59 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 56.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Tunisia, 16.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Marshall Islands, however, that number is 7.2% as of 2019.

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make 82.3% more money

Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $4,657 as of 2025, while in Marshall Islands, the GDP per capita is $8,489 as of 2025.

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Life

be 11.0% more likely to be literate

In Tunisia, the literacy rate is 86.2% as of 2023. In Marshall Islands, it is 95.8% as of 2021.

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have 50.3% more children

In Tunisia, there are approximately 13.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, there are 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 4.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Tunisia, approximately 36.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Marshall Islands, 155.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Tunisia, approximately 9.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, on the other hand, 22.7 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 13.8% less likely to have internet access

In Tunisia, approximately 76.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, about 65.9% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 14.4% more on education

Tunisia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Marshall Islands spends 7.7% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 67.8% more on healthcare

Tunisia spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Marshall Islands, that number is 13.4% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 67.7% less coastline

Tunisia has a total of 1,148 km of coastline. In Marshall Islands, that number is 370 km.

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Safety

be 27.0% less likely to die in a road accident

In Tunisia, road accidents kill 16.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Marshall Islands, they kill 11.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 84.3% less home broadband

Tunisia has 15.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Marshall Islands has 2.4 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Marshall Islands: At a glance

Marshall Islands (sometimes abbreviated RMI) is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 181 sq km. After almost four decades under US administration as the easternmost part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Marshall Islands attained independence in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association. Compensation claims continue as a result of US nuclear testing on some of the atolls between 1947 and 1962. The Marshall Islands hosts the US Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) Reagan Missile Test Site, a key installation in the US missile defense network.
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