Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Ethiopia, you would:
Health
see 5.4 times more spent on your healthcare
Ethiopia spends $86 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Timor-Leste spends $461 as of 2023.
have 5.3 times more doctors per person
Ethiopia has 1.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Timor-Leste has 7.5 as of 2020.
have 48.6% more access to essential health services
Ethiopia scores 35 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Timor-Leste scores 52 as of 2021.
be 41.4% less likely to die by suicide
Ethiopia has a suicide rate of 6.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 23.6% more likely to be obese
In Ethiopia, 2.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 52.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Ethiopia, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
make 43.8% more money
Ethiopia has a GDP per capita of $933 as of 2025, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $1,341 as of 2025.
Life
be 14.8% more likely to be literate
In Ethiopia, the literacy rate is 60.5% as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, it is 69.4% as of 2022.
have 30.8% fewer children
In Ethiopia, there are approximately 31.5 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 80.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Ethiopia, approximately 55% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 44% 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 85.7% more likely to have internet access
In Ethiopia, approximately 21.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, about 40.8% do as of 2022.
be 57.1% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Ethiopia, approximately 56% of people have access to drinking water (83% in urban areas, and 47% 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 2.3 times more on education
Ethiopia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 3.4 times more on healthcare
Ethiopia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 52.7% less likely to be murdered
Ethiopia has a homicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2012. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.1 per 100,000 as of 2015.
be 32.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ethiopia, road accidents kill 17.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, they kill 12.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 12.4% less strain on fresh water
Ethiopia withdraws 32% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Timor-Leste withdraws 28% as of 2022.
find 98.3% less home broadband
Ethiopia has 0.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Timor-Leste has 0.0 as of 2024.
Environment
be 32.6% more likely to die from air pollution
In Ethiopia, air pollution causes 46.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, it causes 61.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.3 times more CO2
Ethiopia 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 (2015–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2012–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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