Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Angola, you would:
Health
be 87.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Angola, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2024.
live 3.1 years longer
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.
be 71.6% less likely to be obese
In Angola, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2024.
see 85.6% more spent on your healthcare
Angola spends $248 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Timor-Leste spends $461 as of 2023.
have 3.1 times more doctors per person
Angola has 2.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Timor-Leste has 7.5 as of 2020.
have 40.5% more access to essential health services
Angola scores 37 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Timor-Leste scores 52 as of 2021.
be 56.1% less likely to die by suicide
Angola has a suicide rate of 8.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 88.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 14.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
make 57.2% less money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $3,129 as of 2025, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $1,341 as of 2025.
Life
have 41.4% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 37.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 95.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Angola, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 28.5% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Angola, approximately 68% of people have access to drinking water (82% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 87% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 3.8 times more on healthcare
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 55.9% less coastline
Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Timor-Leste, that number is 706 km.
Safety
be 20.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Angola, road accidents kill 15.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, they kill 12.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 97.2% less home broadband
Angola has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Timor-Leste has 0.0 as of 2024.
live with 15.1 times more strain on fresh water
Angola withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Timor-Leste withdraws 28% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 32.4% less CO2
Angola emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Timor-Leste emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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