Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tunisia instead of China, you would:
Health
be 4.3 times more likely to be obese
In China, 6.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tunisia, that number is 26.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 22.2% lower top tax rate
China has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Tunisia, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 41.8% less money
China has a GDP per capita of $18,200 as of 2022, while in Tunisia, the GDP per capita is $10,600 as of 2022.
be 3.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In China, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Tunisia, that number is 17.8% as of 2022.
Life
have 32.4% more children
In China, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tunisia, there are 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 60.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In China, approximately 23.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tunisia, 37.0 women do as of 2020.
be 14.6% less likely to be literate
In China, the literacy rate is 96.8% as of 2018. In Tunisia, it is 82.7% as of 2021.
be 75.6% more likely to die during infancy
In China, approximately 6.8 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 2.0 times more on education
China spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tunisia spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
spend 12.5% more on healthcare
China spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tunisia, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 92.1% less coastline
China has a total of 14,500 km of coastline. In Tunisia, that number is 1,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, La Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances, State Administration of Taxation.
Tunisia: At a glance
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