Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years less
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 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 26.9% more likely to be obese
In Estonia, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tunisia, that number is 26.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 26.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Tunisia, however, that number is 16.6% as of 2021.
make 70.7% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2023, while in Tunisia, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2023.
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 6.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tunisia, that number is 15.1% as of 2023.
pay a 75.0% higher top tax rate
Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Tunisia, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 64.6% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tunisia, there are 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tunisia, 37.0 women do as of 2020.
be 17.2% less likely to be literate
In Estonia, the literacy rate is 99.9% as of 2021. In Tunisia, it is 82.7% as of 2021.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 3.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 17.8% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Tunisia, about 79.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 19.2% less on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tunisia, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 10.6% more on education
Estonia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tunisia spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 69.7% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Tunisia, that number is 1,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, La Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances.
Tunisia: At a glance
How big is Tunisia compared to Estonia? See an in-depth size comparison.