How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Tunisia
Tunisia: How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? was 0.7% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Tunisia, 1985–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.7% for how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 79.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Tunisia peaked at 21.6% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.
That places Tunisia 76th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.6% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 16.3% | 17.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 5.9% | 10.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.7% | 3.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More poverty & inequality data for Tunisia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,891 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.8% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.238 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.5% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0884 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0884 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1092 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2292 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Tunisia?
- How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Tunisia was 0.7% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 1985.
- What is the lowest how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
- How does Tunisia rank for how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty??
- Tunisia ranks 76th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.