Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Djibouti, you would:
Health
live 4.6 years longer
In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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.
be 71.9% less likely to be obese
In Djibouti, 13.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 89.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Djibouti, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.4% as of 2014.
make 41.8% less money
Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2020, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2020.
be 98.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Djibouti, 21.1% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
be 42.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Djibouti, approximately 248.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, 142.0 women do as of 2017.
be 28.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Djibouti, approximately 46.9 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.
have 39.1% more children
In Djibouti, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Djibouti, approximately 42% of people have electricity access (54% in urban areas, and 1% 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 50.8% less likely to have internet access
In Djibouti, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, about 29.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 88.9% more on education
Djibouti spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 4.0 times more on healthcare
Djibouti spends 1.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Djibouti has a total of 314 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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