Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
be 16.2% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tunisia, that number is 26.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 65.8% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $28,400 as of 2020, while in Tunisia, the GDP per capita is $9,700 as of 2020.
be 13.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 13.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Tunisia, that number is 15.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 38.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 19.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Tunisia, on the other hand, 11.9 children do as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tunisia, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 15.4% less likely to be literate
In Turkey, the literacy rate is 96.7% as of 2019. In Tunisia, it is 81.8% as of 2015.
Expenditures
spend 69.8% more on education
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Tunisia spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
spend 62.8% more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tunisia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 84.1% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Tunisia, that number is 1,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Tunisia: At a glance
How big is Tunisia compared to Turkey? See an in-depth size comparison.