Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Tunisia instead of Tuvalu, you would:

Health

live 9.4 years longer

In Tuvalu, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 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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be 59.9% less likely to be obese

In Tuvalu, 65.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tunisia, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2024.

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have 28.8% more access to essential health services

Tuvalu scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tunisia scores 67 as of 2021.

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see 33.4% less spent on your healthcare

Tuvalu spends $1,671 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tunisia spends $1,113 as of 2023.

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Economy

make 22.9% less money

Tuvalu has a GDP per capita of $6,041 as of 2025, while in Tunisia, the GDP per capita is $4,657 as of 2025.

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Life

be 78.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Tuvalu, approximately 170.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Tunisia, 36.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 41.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Tuvalu, approximately 16.5 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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be 13.8% less likely to be literate

In Tuvalu, the literacy rate is 100.0% as of 2022. In Tunisia, it is 86.2% as of 2023.

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have 39.1% fewer children

In Tuvalu, there are approximately 22.0 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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Expenditures

spend 47.6% less on education

Tuvalu spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Tunisia spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 70.5% less on healthcare

Tuvalu spends 27.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tunisia, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 47.8 times more coastline

Tuvalu has a total of 24 km of coastline. In Tunisia, that number is 1,148 km.

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Infrastructure

find 3.3 times more home broadband

Tuvalu has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Tunisia has 15.0 as of 2024.

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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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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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