Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
be 83.0% less likely to be obese
In Colombia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 5.0 years less
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 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 58.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.4% as of 2014.
make 76.1% less money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $13,400 as of 2020, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2020.
be 17.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 35.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In Colombia, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 71.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 83.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, 142.0 women do as of 2017.
be 28.8% less likely to be literate
In Colombia, the literacy rate is 95.6% as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Colombia, approximately 11.7 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 11.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Colombia, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 86% 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 58.6% less likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, about 29.0% do as of 2020.
be 10.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Colombia, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 88% 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 51.1% more on education
Colombia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 78.0% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 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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