Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Tunisia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 15.9% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tunisia, that number is 26.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 44.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 29.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Tunisia, however, that number is 16.6% as of 2021.
make 27.6% less money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2023, while in Tunisia, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tunisia, that number is 15.1% as of 2023.
pay a 55.6% higher top tax rate
Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Tunisia, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 13.1% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 73.1% as of 2021. In Tunisia, it is 82.7% as of 2021.
be 32.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 17.7 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 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tunisia, 37.0 women do as of 2020.
have 30.8% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tunisia, there are 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.9 times more on education
Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tunisia spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
spend 43.2% more on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tunisia, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 53.1% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 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, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Tunisia: At a glance
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