Pakistan vs Tunisia
Pakistan vs Tunisia: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 67.7 years in Pakistan and 76.5 years in Tunisia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Tunisia, by 8.9 years, or 1.13 times that in Pakistan.
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What the numbers say
- Tunisia has been higher since 1970, when it overtook Pakistan.
- In 2023, Pakistan ranked 180 and Tunisia ranked 95 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Pakistan at 78.2 years and Tunisia at 88.3 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Pakistan | Tunisia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 67.7 | 76.5 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 67.4 | 76.1 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 65.8 | 72.9 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 65.7 | 75 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 66.7 | 75.6 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 66.5 | 75.4 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 66.2 | 75.2 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 65.9 | 75 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 65.6 | 74.9 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 65.4 | 74.8 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 65.1 | 74.7 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 64.9 | 74.6 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 64.7 | 74.5 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 64.4 | 74.4 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 64.2 | 74.3 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 64 | 74.2 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 63.8 | 74 | 69 |
| 2006 | 63.6 | 73.9 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 62.4 | 73.7 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 63.1 | 73.5 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 62.8 | 73.3 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 62.6 | 73.1 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 62.2 | 72.8 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 61.9 | 72.6 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 61.5 | 72.3 | 66 |
| 1998 | 61.1 | 72.1 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 60.6 | 71.7 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 60.5 | 71.3 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 60.3 | 70.8 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 60.2 | 70.4 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 60.1 | 70 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 60 | 69.7 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 59.9 | 69.4 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 59.7 | 69.1 | 64 |
| 1989 | 59.5 | 68.8 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 59.4 | 68.5 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 59.2 | 68 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 59.2 | 67.4 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 59.1 | 66.9 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 58.9 | 66.3 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 58.7 | 65.7 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 58.3 | 65 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 57.8 | 64.4 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 57.2 | 63.7 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 56.6 | 62.9 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 56.1 | 62.2 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 55.5 | 61.3 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 55.1 | 60.3 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 54.7 | 59.3 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 54.3 | 58.3 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 54.1 | 57.1 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 53.8 | 56.1 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 49 | 54.9 | 56 |
| 1970 | 52.9 | 53.8 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 52.3 | 52.3 | 56 |
| 1968 | 51.6 | 51.3 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 50.8 | 50.2 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 49.8 | 49.2 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 48.5 | 48.2 | 54 |
| 1964 | 47.8 | 47.3 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 46.8 | 46.4 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 45.9 | 45.6 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 45 | 44.3 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 44.1 | 44.1 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 43.3 | 43.4 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 42.5 | 42.7 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 41.6 | 42.1 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 40.6 | 41.4 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 39.6 | 40.8 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 38.6 | 40 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 37.6 | 39.8 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 36.5 | 39.3 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 35.4 | 38.7 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 34.3 | 38.2 | 46.4 |
| 1943 | – | 33.7 | – |
| 1941 | 31.8 | – | – |
| 1933 | – | 31.2 | – |
| 1931 | 26.8 | – | – |
| 1923 | – | 28.8 | – |
| 1921 | 20.1 | – | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Our World in Data
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Pakistan | Tunisia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 67.866.4–69.1 | 76.775.6–77.8 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 67.966–70 | 76.975.4–78.4 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 68.165.7–70.4 | 77.175.3–78.9 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 68.265.4–70.9 | 77.375.2–79.4 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 68.465.2–71.4 | 77.575.1–79.8 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 68.565.1–71.8 | 77.775–80.2 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 68.665.1–72.3 | 77.974.9–80.5 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 68.865.1–72.7 | 78.174.8–80.9 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 68.964.9–73 | 78.375–81.3 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 6964.7–73.2 | 78.575–81.5 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 69.264.7–73.7 | 78.675.1–81.9 | 75 |
| 2035 | 69.364.6–74.1 | 78.875.1–82.3 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 69.464.4–74.4 | 7975.1–82.7 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 69.664.6–74.7 | 79.275.2–83 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 69.764.4–74.9 | 79.475.1–83.2 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 69.864.7–75.1 | 79.675.1–83.5 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 7064.6–75.4 | 79.875.3–83.8 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 70.164.6–75.8 | 8075.3–84.1 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 70.264.6–76 | 80.175.5–84.4 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 70.464.4–76.4 | 80.375.5–84.6 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 70.564.4–76.6 | 80.575.7–84.7 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 70.664.5–77 | 80.775.9–85 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 70.864.3–77 | 80.975.7–85.3 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 70.964.4–77.3 | 8176–85.5 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 7164.5–77.7 | 81.275.9–85.7 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 71.264.6–78.2 | 81.476.2–85.9 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 71.364.6–78.2 | 81.576.1–86.1 | 77 |
| 2051 | 71.464.6–78.4 | 81.776.2–86.2 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 71.564.7–78.6 | 81.976.1–86.3 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 71.764.7–78.7 | 8276.1–86.6 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 71.864.7–78.9 | 82.276.3–86.9 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 71.964.6–79.3 | 82.476.5–87 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 7264.5–79.3 | 82.576.4–87.1 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 72.264.7–79.6 | 82.776.5–87.3 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 72.364.7–79.9 | 82.876.6–87.5 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 72.464.7–80.1 | 8376.5–87.7 | 78 |
| 2060 | 72.664.7–80.4 | 83.176.7–88 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 72.764.9–80.8 | 83.376.7–88.2 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 72.864.8–80.9 | 83.476.7–88.3 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 7364.7–80.9 | 83.676.8–88.6 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 73.164.9–81.4 | 83.777.2–88.7 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 73.365.1–81.6 | 83.977–88.9 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 73.465.2–82 | 8476.9–89.1 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 73.565.1–82.2 | 84.277.4–89.4 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 73.765.2–82.5 | 84.377.4–89.6 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 73.865.4–82.5 | 84.477.4–89.8 | 79 |
| 2070 | 7465.5–82.6 | 84.677.5–90 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 74.165.5–82.8 | 84.777.5–90.4 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 74.265.9–83 | 84.977.6–90.5 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 74.365.9–83.2 | 8577.7–90.7 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 74.565.8–83.2 | 85.177.9–90.7 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 74.666–83.5 | 85.378.3–91 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 74.866.1–83.7 | 85.478.3–91.1 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 74.966.1–83.7 | 85.578.3–91.3 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 7566.2–84 | 85.778.5–91.5 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 75.266–84.1 | 85.878.6–91.7 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 75.366–84.1 | 85.978.7–91.9 | 80 |
| 2081 | 75.566.2–84.5 | 86.178.8–92.1 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 75.666.3–84.7 | 86.279–92.2 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 75.766.3–84.8 | 86.379.1–92.3 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 75.966.4–85.1 | 86.479.2–92.5 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 7666.4–85.2 | 86.679.4–92.8 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 76.266.3–85.5 | 86.779.4–92.9 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 76.366.5–85.6 | 86.879.7–93.1 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 76.466.5–85.9 | 86.979.8–93.1 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 76.666.6–86.1 | 8779.8–93.6 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 76.766.5–86.3 | 87.280.3–93.9 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 76.966.6–86.4 | 87.380.3–93.9 | 81 |
| 2092 | 7766.5–86.7 | 87.480.3–93.9 | 81 |
| 2093 | 77.266.8–87 | 87.580.7–94.1 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 77.366.9–87.1 | 87.680.9–94.5 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 77.467–87.2 | 87.880.9–94.6 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 77.667–87.5 | 87.981–94.7 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 77.766.7–87.6 | 8881.1–94.9 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 77.967–87.9 | 88.181.2–95.1 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 7867.1–88.1 | 88.281.1–95.2 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 78.267.1–88.1 | 88.381.2–95.4 | 81.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Pakistan vs Tunisia
Health
- Child mortalityPakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024Tunisia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tunisia: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPakistan: 50.6% in 2022Tunisia: 74.3% in 2022
- DepressionPakistan: 3.33% in 2017Tunisia: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide ratePakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Tunisia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPakistan: 248 million people in 2023Tunisia: 12.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthPakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023Tunisia: 0.65% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023Tunisia: 1.83 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPakistan: 39.5% in 2025Tunisia: 70.7% in 2025
- Median agePakistan: 20.3 years in 2023Tunisia: 32.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPakistan: 4.2% in 2023Tunisia: 9.2% in 2023
- Net migration ratePakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Tunisia: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025Tunisia: 2.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPakistan: $11.5B in 2025Tunisia: $1.35B in 2025
- Military spending per personPakistan: $47 in 2025Tunisia: $121 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025Tunisia: 7.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPakistan: 943,000 people in 2020Tunisia: 48,000 people in 2020
- National powerPakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022Tunisia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020Tunisia: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025Tunisia: 7 million TIV in 2025