Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Tunisia, you would:
Health
see 50.2% more spent on your healthcare
Tunisia spends $1,113 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tuvalu spends $1,671 as of 2023.
live 9.4 years less
In Tunisia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to be obese
In Tunisia, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 65.1% of people as of 2024.
have 22.4% less access to essential health services
Tunisia scores 67 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tuvalu scores 52 as of 2021.
Economy
make 29.7% more money
Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $4,657 as of 2025, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $6,041 as of 2025.
Life
be 15.9% more likely to be literate
In Tunisia, the literacy rate is 86.2% as of 2023. In Tuvalu, it is 100.0% as of 2022.
have 64.3% more children
In Tunisia, there are approximately 13.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.7 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 Tuvalu, 170.0 women do as of 2023.
be 70.1% 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 Tuvalu, on the other hand, 16.5 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 90.9% more on education
Tunisia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Tuvalu spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 3.4 times more on healthcare
Tunisia spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tuvalu, that number is 27.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.9% less coastline
Tunisia has a total of 1,148 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.
Infrastructure
find 69.8% less home broadband
Tunisia has 15.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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