Country profile
Tunisia
Tunisia ranks #79 of 215 for population, #142 of 209 for gdp per capita, #87 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
12M
people · 2024
Rank #79 of 215
Life expectancy
76.7
years · 2024
Rank #87 of 216
Poverty headcount
0.7%
% of population · 2021
Rank #133 of 186
Under-5 mortality
12.1
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #150 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
32.4%
% net enrollment · 1985
Rank #209 of 232
Tobacco use
20.5%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #74 of 163
Calorie supply
3,432
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #28 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
2,012,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #66 of 203
GDP per capita
$4,181
current US$ · 2024
Rank #142 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
7.21
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #38 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
188
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #45 of 210
Forest area
4.55%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #225 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
24.2
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #108 of 248
Protected areas
5.2%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #187 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
2.66
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #115 of 210
Fertilizer use
28.6
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #123 of 194
Pesticide use
0.65
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #149 of 193
Cereal yield
1.89
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #126 of 182
Digital
Internet users
76.5%
% of population · 2024
Rank #120 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
15
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #126 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
118
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #115 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #115 of 215
Renewable electricity output
2.82%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #229 of 257
Energy use per person
9,892
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #123 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.4
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #98 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Tunisia; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield