Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Chad, you would:
Health
live 12.7 years longer
In Chad, the average life expectancy is 55 years (53 years for men, 57 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 51.2% less likely to be obese
In Chad, 7.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2024.
see 3.5 times more spent on your healthcare
Chad spends $130 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Timor-Leste spends $461 as of 2023.
have 8.8 times more doctors per person
Chad has 0.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Timor-Leste has 7.5 as of 2020.
have 79.3% more access to essential health services
Chad scores 29 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Timor-Leste scores 52 as of 2021.
be 31.7% less likely to die by suicide
Chad has a suicide rate of 5.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 31.2% more money
Chad has a GDP per capita of $1,022 as of 2025, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $1,341 as of 2025.
be 50.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Chad, 1.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 74.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Chad, approximately 748.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, 192.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.6 times more likely to be literate
In Chad, the literacy rate is 26.8% as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 69.4% as of 2022.
be 38.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Chad, approximately 56.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, on the other hand, 34.6 children do as of 2024.
have 49.7% fewer children
In Chad, there are approximately 43.3 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 8.3 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Chad, approximately 12% of people have electricity access (48% in urban areas, and 0% 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 3.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Chad, approximately 12.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, about 40.8% do as of 2022.
be 67.3% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Chad, approximately 52% of people have access to drinking water (78% in urban areas, and 44% 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 63.7% more on education
Chad spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 92.0% more on healthcare
Chad spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 54.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Chad, road accidents kill 26.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, they kill 12.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 6.6 times more strain on fresh water
Chad withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Timor-Leste withdraws 28% as of 2022.
Environment
be 35.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Chad, air pollution causes 95.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, it causes 61.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.6 times more CO2
Chad emits 0.1 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 (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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