Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 15.9% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tunisia, that number is 26.9% of people as of 2016.
live 1.9 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 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 39.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Tunisia, however, that number is 16.6% as of 2021.
be 30.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.6% 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
Lebanon has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Tunisia, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 76.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tunisia, 37.0 women do as of 2020.
be 13.0% less likely to be literate
In Lebanon, the literacy rate is 95.1% as of 2018. In Tunisia, it is 82.7% as of 2021.
be 68.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Lebanon, approximately 7.0 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 21.3% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tunisia, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 4.3 times more on education
Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tunisia spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 5.1 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 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, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.
Tunisia: At a glance
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