Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Tunisia instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:

Health

live 1.5 years less

In Turks and Caicos Islands, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Tunisia, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 87.6% less money

Turks and Caicos Islands has a GDP per capita of $37,507 as of 2024, while in Tunisia, the GDP per capita is $4,657 as of 2025.

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Life

have 26.9% more children

In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tunisia, there are 13.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 3.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Tunisia, on the other hand, 9.7 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 18.2% less likely to have internet access

In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 93.5% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Tunisia, about 76.5% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.3 times more on education

Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Tunisia spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 3.0 times more coastline

Turks and Caicos Islands has a total of 389 km of coastline. In Tunisia, that number is 1,148 km.

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Safety

be 93.9% less likely to be murdered

Turks and Caicos Islands has a homicide rate of 76.3 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Tunisia, that number is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2020.

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Environment

emit 46.7% less CO2

Turks and Caicos Islands emits 4.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Tunisia emits 2.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Tunisia: At a glance

Tunisia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 155,360 sq km. Rivalry between French and Italian interests in Tunisia culminated in a French invasion in 1881 and the creation of a protectorate. Agitation for independence in the decades following World War I was finally successful in getting the French to recognize Tunisia as an independent state in 1956. The country's first president, Habib BOURGUIBA, established a strict one-party state. He dominated the country for 31 years, repressing Islamic fundamentalism and establishing rights for women unmatched by any other Arab nation. In November 1987, BOURGUIBA was removed from office and replaced by Zine el Abidine BEN ALI in a bloodless coup. Street protests that began in Tunis in December 2010 over high unemployment, corruption, widespread poverty, and high food prices escalated in January 2011, culminating in rioting that led to hundreds of deaths. On 14 January 2011, the same day BEN ALI dismissed the government, he fled the country, and by late January 2011, a "national unity government" was formed. Elections for the new Constituent Assembly were held in late October 2011, and in December, it elected human rights activist Moncef MARZOUKI as interim president. The Assembly began drafting a new constitution in February 2012 and, after several iterations and a months-long political crisis that stalled the transition, ratified the document in January 2014. Presidential and parliamentary elections for a permanent government could be held by the end of 2014.
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