Lebanon vs Tunisia

Lebanon and Tunisia compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Tunisia has about 2.1 times as many people as Lebanon: 12.3 million against 5.8 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Tunisia ($4,657 in 2025) is 4% higher than in Lebanon ($4,473 in 2024).
• The economy grew faster in Tunisia (2.5% in 2025) than in Lebanon (-7.1% in 2024), a difference of 9.6 percentage points.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Lebanon (14.6%) than in Tunisia (5.2%), a difference of 9.4 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Tunisia (15.1% in 2025) than in Lebanon (11% in 2023), a difference of 4.1 percentage points.
• A baby born in Lebanon can expect to live 1.2 years longer than one born in Tunisia: 77.9 years against 76.7 years in 2024.
• The population of Tunisia is older: half of its people are over 32.1 years, against 28.3 years in Lebanon in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Lebanon (80.6%) than in Tunisia (76.5%), a difference of 4.1 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Tunisia (2.6 tonnes) are 37% higher than in Lebanon (1.9 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Lebanon (13.8%) than in Tunisia (4.4%), a difference of 9.4 percentage points in 2024.