Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Guatemala, you would:
Health
be 82.1% less likely to be obese
In Guatemala, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 3.0 years less
In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 29.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
make 61.9% less money
Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2020, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2020.
be 91.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Guatemala, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.4% as of 2014.
Life
have 38.5% more children
In Guatemala, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 49.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Guatemala, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, 142.0 women do as of 2017.
be 15.7% less likely to be literate
In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 80.8% as of 2018. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 28.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Guatemala, approximately 26.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, on the other hand, 33.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 42.0% less likely to have internet access
In Guatemala, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, about 29.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Guatemala spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 16.1% more on healthcare
Guatemala spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 76.5% more coastline
Guatemala has a total of 400 km of coastline. In Timor-Leste, that number is 706 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Timor-Leste: At a glance
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