Tunisia

Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Africa.

Flag of Tunisia
Flag of Tunisia
Outline map of Tunisia
Outline, north up
Capital
Tunis
Continent
Africa
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Land neighbours
Algeria, Libya
Population
12,348,573 (2025)
Total area
163,610 km² (2023)
Centre of main landmass
34.1° N, 9.6° E
Location of Tunisia on a world map (Natural Earth projection).

Tunisia at a glance

Tunisia is a country in Africa. Its capital is Tunis. It shares land borders with 2 countries: Algeria and Libya.

Within Africa, Tunisia has the highest life expectancy (76.7 years in 2024).

Flag of Tunisia

Tunisia’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).

When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Morocco, China, Vietnam and Kyrgyzstan.

Tunisia in numbers

MeasureValueWorld rankRank in Africa
Populationpeople · 202512,348,57379thof 19531stof 54
Total areakm² · 2023163,610 km²91stof 19435thof 54
GDPUS dollars · 2025$57.5B90thof 18216thof 52
GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025$4,657118thof 18212thof 52
Life expectancyyears at birth · 202476.7 years69thof 1951stof 54
Fertility ratebirths per woman · 20241.82107thof 19552ndof 54
Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023$318109thof 1917thof 54
Urban population% of people · 202570.7%71stof 1958thof 54
Internet users% of people · 202476.5%106thof 1806thof 51
Forest cover% of land area · 20234.6%166thof 19146thof 54
CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 20242.62 t89thof 1817thof 53

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Tunisia compared with its neighbours

CountryPopulation2025Area2023GDP per person2025
Tunisia12,348,573163,610 km²$4,657
Algeria47,435,3122,381,740 km²$6,051
Libya7,458,5551,759,540 km²$6,449

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