Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Tunisia, you would:
Health
be 19.3% more likely to be obese
In Tunisia, 26.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.9 times more money
Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2020, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $28,400 as of 2020.
be 11.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Tunisia, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Turkey, that number is 13.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 60.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tunisia, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 18.2% more likely to be literate
In Tunisia, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2015. In Turkey, it is 96.7% as of 2019.
be 63.0% more 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 Turkey, on the other hand, 19.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 41.1% less on education
Tunisia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Turkey spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 38.6% less on healthcare
Tunisia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Turkey, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 6.3 times more coastline
Tunisia has a total of 1,148 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turkey: At a glance
How big is Turkey compared to Tunisia? See an in-depth size comparison.