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Tunisia

Against lower middle income countries, Tunisia ranks 2nd of 47 on infrastructure and 43rd of 47 on environment. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Tunisia with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Tunisia reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025-0.26110 of 17921 of 45moderate +0.53
Health score 2024-0.08119 of 19327 of 47moderate +0.32
Education score 2023+0.50115 of 1997 of 46proxy +0.81
Wellbeing score 2022-0.73103 of 11016 of 21high +0.80
Equality score 2021+0.4857 of 16510 of 44high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2024+0.96104 of 2102 of 47proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024+0.32103 of 18618 of 46moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024-0.53168 of 21343 of 47moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025-0.21136 of 19527 of 47high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Tunisia, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate4.69per 100,000 population2020higher is worse

culture

Religious attendance43.5%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religion very important90.6%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Frequent prayer76.5%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Confidence in religious institutions48.5%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religiously unaffiliated0.441%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share0.247%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share99.3%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households8.52%% of households2018no agreed direction
One-person households6.27%% of households2018no agreed direction
Women in a union52.5%% of women aged 15-492023no agreed direction

demography

Median age32.1years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing31.3years2023no agreed direction
Population12,348,573people2025no agreed direction
Population growth0.58%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization70.7%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+9.94%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1423.6%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate1.82births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate13.4per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-14,523people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population0.5%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.746index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.595index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$13,018international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$13,250international $2025higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$4,082US$2025higher is better
GDP growth2.49%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation5.15%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness101%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows1.48%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Tax revenue20.1%% of GDP2012no agreed direction
Government consumption19.9%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Government expense33.8%% of GDP2012no agreed direction
Military spending2.51%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture12.5%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

PISA maths367PISA points2015higher is better
PISA reading361PISA points2015higher is better
PISA science386PISA points2015higher is better
Primary completion96.9%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling14.7years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling7.59years2023higher is better
Education spending6.73%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Primary enrollment104%% gross2023higher is better
Secondary enrollment90.3%% gross2016higher is better
Tertiary enrollment38.1%% gross2023higher is better
Adult literacy86.3%% of adults2023higher is better
Compulsory schooling9years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary1.09%% of primary-age children2023higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio16.9pupils per teacher2018higher is worse
Researchers1,668per million people2024higher is better

environment

CO2 per capita2.62t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area4.55%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land62.4%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land7.9%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.238index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.931ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.765index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers25%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament15.8%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management20.8%% of managers2021higher is better
Married by 182.4%% of women aged 20-242023higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index39index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)6rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)4rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share54.9%% of prisoners2021higher is worse
Refugees originating29.3per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.395index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.265index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.242index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.445index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type1regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.41index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.687index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.479index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.561index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.478index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration99.9%% of children under 52018higher is better
Control of corruption-0.22index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-0.364index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-0.239index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-0.39index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-0.684index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-0.925index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy76.7years2024higher is better
Infant mortality9.7per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality12.1per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending7.99%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate1.84per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds1.82per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction
Basic water access96.7%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation98.5%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting8.9%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility4.21births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality36per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance99.5%% of births2018higher is better
Alcohol consumption1.71litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use24.4%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths16.5per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians1.31per 1,000 people2021higher is better
DTP3 immunisation97%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.1%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence39per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality13%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women27.7%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending37.9%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment3%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity25.4%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity26.1%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index76index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index33.7index (0-100)2021higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate0.7%% of population2021higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users76.5%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions118per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population7.64%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband15per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Informal employment36.9%% of employment2019higher is worse
Unemployment15.1%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation26.5%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation64.9%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study22.6%% of 15 to 24 year olds2023higher is worse
Vulnerable employment17.9%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Interpersonal trust13.8%% of respondents2022higher is better
Self-reported happiness76.6%% of respondents2022higher is better
Life satisfaction4.8score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

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