Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
be 86.1% less likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 8.1 years less
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 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 62.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.4% as of 2014.
make 70.1% less money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2020.
be 7.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
have 67.1% more children
In Algeria, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 26.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, 142.0 women do as of 2017.
be 16.3% less likely to be literate
In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 70.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.7 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 13.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Algeria, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% 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 54.0% less likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, about 29.0% do as of 2020.
be 12.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Algeria, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 87% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 11.5% more on education
Algeria spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 16.1% more on healthcare
Algeria 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 29.3% less coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 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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