Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Burma, you would:
Health
be 34.5% less likely to be obese
In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 28.9% less money
Burma has a GDP per capita of $4,500 as of 2020, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2020.
be 10.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Burma, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.4% as of 2014.
be 68.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Burma, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
be 43.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Burma, approximately 250.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, 142.0 women do as of 2017.
have 89.4% more children
In Burma, there are approximately 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 23.6% less likely to be literate
In Burma, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 67.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Burma, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 39% 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 17.1% less likely to have internet access
In Burma, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, about 29.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.4 times more on education
Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 53.2% more on healthcare
Burma spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 63.4% less coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 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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