World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tunisia is 47% bigger than the median country.
Tunisia: 163,610 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Tunisia’s coastline is 2.6 times as long as the median country’s.
Tunisia: 1,148 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 791 m above Tunisia’s.
Tunisia: 1,544 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tunisia has 67% more people than the median country.
Tunisia: 12.3 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 24% more densely populated than Tunisia.
Tunisia: 79 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Tunisia are 3.3 cm taller than in the median country.
Tunisia: 176.9 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Tunisia are 1.1 cm taller than in the median country.
Tunisia: 161.7 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Tunisia is 1 year older than in the median country.
Tunisia: 32.1 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.1 more children on average than in Tunisia.
Tunisia: 1.82 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
9.9% of people in Tunisia are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country.
Tunisia: 9.9% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Tunisia has produced 0.8 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country 0.0.
Tunisia: 0.8 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Tunisia and the median country are practically level.
Tunisia: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Tunisia’s economy is 26% larger than the median country’s.
Tunisia: $57.5 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 38% more per person than Tunisia.
Tunisia: Int$15,234 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the median country than in Tunisia (Gini 0.7 points higher).
Tunisia: 33.7 (2021) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 15% in Tunisia, versus 5.1% in the median country.
Tunisia: 15.1% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Tunisia spends 2.5% of its GDP on the military, the median country 1.7%.
Tunisia: 2.5% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Tunisia’s.
Tunisia: 31% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 48% more on health per person than Tunisia.
Tunisia: $318 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Tunisia live 2.1 years longer than in the median country.
Tunisia: 76.7 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 30% more likely to die before turning one than in Tunisia.
Tunisia: 9.7 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 27% more doctors per person than Tunisia.
Tunisia: 1.3 per 1,000 (2021) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Tunisia are obese, versus 24% in the median country.
Tunisia: 27.7% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Tunisia smoke, versus 19% in the median country.
Tunisia: 24.4% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the median country rate their lives 1.04 points higher than in Tunisia.
Tunisia: 4.80 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 2.6 times as much alcohol as in Tunisia.
Tunisia: 1.7 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 82% more meat per person than Tunisia.
Tunisia: 30.9 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Tunisia has 494 kcal more food per person per day than the median country.
Tunisia: 3,432 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tunisia put in 314 more hours a year than in the median country.
Tunisia: 2,288 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 2.3 years longer than in Tunisia.
Tunisia: 7.6 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Tunisia welcomed 54% more tourists per resident than the median country (2019).
Tunisia: 0.53 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 77% in Tunisia.
Tunisia: 77% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Tunisia and the median country are practically level.
Tunisia: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
71% of people in Tunisia live in cities, versus 64% in the median country.
Tunisia: 71% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tunisia has 118 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115.
Tunisia: 118 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The median country’s railway network is 20% longer than Tunisia’s.
Tunisia: 1,777 km (2021) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Tunisia fly 39% more passengers per resident than those from the median country.
Tunisia: 0.33 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of the median country, but only 4.6% of Tunisia.
Tunisia: 4.6% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 12% more CO₂ than someone in Tunisia.
Tunisia: 2.7 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 4.0% in Tunisia.
Tunisia: 4% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tunisia carries 22% more fine dust than in the median country.
Tunisia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.1 times as likely to be murdered in Tunisia as in the median country.
Tunisia: 4.7 per 100k (2020) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tunisia are 33% deadlier than in the median country.
Tunisia: 16.3 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The median country is on average 2.0 °C warmer than Tunisia.
Tunisia: 21°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 5.7 times as much rain as Tunisia.
Tunisia: 178 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Tunisia bigger than the median country?
Tunisia is larger. Tunisia is 47% bigger than the median country.
Which has more people, Tunisia or the median country?
Tunisia has 67% more people than the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Tunisia or the median country?
People in Tunisia live 2.1 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 76.7 years in Tunisia and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Tunisia or the median country?
Men in Tunisia are 3.3 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
