Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Tunisia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 19.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bulgaria, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Tunisia, however, that number is 16.6% as of 2021.
make 63.1% less money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $33,300 as of 2023, while in Tunisia, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2023.
be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tunisia, that number is 15.1% as of 2023.
pay a 3.5 times higher top tax rate
Bulgaria has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Tunisia, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 70.9% more children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tunisia, there are 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bulgaria, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tunisia, 37.0 women do as of 2020.
be 16.0% less likely to be literate
In Bulgaria, the literacy rate is 98.4% as of 2021. In Tunisia, it is 82.7% as of 2021.
be 48.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Bulgaria, approximately 8.0 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.
Expenditures
spend 25.9% less on healthcare
Bulgaria spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tunisia, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 82.5% more on education
Bulgaria spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tunisia spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 3.2 times more coastline
Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In Tunisia, that number is 1,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria, La Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances.
Tunisia: At a glance
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