Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
be 85.5% less likely to be obese
In Colombia, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2024.
be 28.2% less likely to die by suicide
Colombia has a suicide rate of 5.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 10.0 years less
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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.
see 73.8% less spent on your healthcare
Colombia spends $1,758 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Timor-Leste spends $461 as of 2023.
have 70.3% fewer doctors per person
Colombia has 25.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Timor-Leste has 7.5 as of 2020.
have 35.0% less access to essential health services
Colombia scores 80 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Timor-Leste scores 52 as of 2021.
Economy
be 80.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
make 84.3% less money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $8,562 as of 2025, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $1,341 as of 2025.
Life
have 64.3% more children
In Colombia, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 59.0 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 27.2% less likely to be literate
In Colombia, the literacy rate is 95.3% as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, it is 69.4% as of 2022.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Colombia, approximately 10.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 48.6% less likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 79.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, about 40.8% do as of 2022.
be 10.1% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Colombia, approximately 97% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 84% 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 17.9% more on healthcare
Colombia spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 78.0% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Timor-Leste, that number is 706 km.
Safety
be 25.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Colombia, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, they kill 12.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 99.9% less home broadband
Colombia has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Timor-Leste has 0.0 as of 2024.
live with 7.8 times more strain on fresh water
Colombia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Timor-Leste withdraws 28% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 72.2% less CO2
Colombia emits 1.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Timor-Leste emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Colombia, air pollution causes 24.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, it causes 61.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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