Which has higher number of deaths, Saudi Arabia or Tunisia?

Saudi Arabia, at 77,838 deaths against 74,070 deaths in Tunisia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Saudi Arabia and Tunisia?

3,768 deaths, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Tunisia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Saudi Arabia vs Tunisia: Number of deaths

Saudi Arabia

77,838 deaths

in 2023

Tunisia

74,070 deaths

in 2023

Saudi Arabia rank

92nd

Tunisia rank

93rd

Number of deaths over time

Saudi Arabia
Tunisia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 77,838 deaths against 74,070 deaths in Tunisia, a difference of 3,768 deaths.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tunisia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 92nd and Tunisia ranks 93rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 3 and Tunisia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	46,764 deaths	98,328 deaths	51,563 deaths	Tunisia
1960s	53,161 deaths	86,465 deaths	33,304 deaths	Tunisia
1970s	51,399 deaths	62,972 deaths	11,573 deaths	Tunisia
1980s	49,775 deaths	50,148 deaths	373.7 deaths	Tunisia
1990s	49,352 deaths	48,249 deaths	1,102 deaths	Saudi Arabia
2000s	57,377 deaths	53,550 deaths	3,827 deaths	Saudi Arabia
2010s	68,523 deaths	67,138 deaths	1,385 deaths	Saudi Arabia
2020s	79,672 deaths	82,223 deaths	2,550 deaths	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Saudi Arabia or Tunisia?: Saudi Arabia, at 77,838 deaths against 74,070 deaths in Tunisia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Saudi Arabia and Tunisia?: 3,768 deaths, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Tunisia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and Tunisia rank globally for number of deaths?: Saudi Arabia ranks 92nd and Tunisia ranks 93rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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