Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Uganda, you would:
Health
be 96.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Uganda, 5.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 1.0 years longer
In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 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.
be 28.3% less likely to be obese
In Uganda, 5.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 45.5% more money
Uganda has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2020.
be 53.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Uganda, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.4% as of 2014.
be 95.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uganda, 21.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
be 62.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Uganda, approximately 375.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, 142.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.0% less likely to be literate
In Uganda, the literacy rate is 76.5% as of 2018. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 10.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Uganda, approximately 30.4 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.
have 24.4% fewer children
In Uganda, there are approximately 40.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 3.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Uganda, approximately 29% of people have electricity access (66% in urban areas, and 17% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, that number is 86% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 45.0% more likely to have internet access
In Uganda, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, about 29.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on education
Uganda spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 89.5% more on healthcare
Uganda spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Timor-Leste: At a glance
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