Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 92.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gabon, 2.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2024.
be 84.1% less likely to be obese
In Gabon, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2024.
have 44.3% more doctors per person
Gabon has 5.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Timor-Leste has 7.5 as of 2020.
be 51.2% less likely to die by suicide
Gabon has a suicide rate of 7.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 31.5% less spent on your healthcare
Gabon spends $673 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Timor-Leste spends $461 as of 2023.
Economy
be 92.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 20.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
be 25.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
make 83.8% less money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $8,263 as of 2025, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $1,341 as of 2025.
Life
be 17.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 233.0 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 21.9% less likely to be literate
In Gabon, the literacy rate is 88.9% as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 69.4% as of 2022.
be 33.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Gabon, approximately 25.9 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 19.8% fewer children
In Gabon, there are approximately 27.1 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 40.7% less likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 68.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, about 40.8% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on education
Gabon spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 3.1 times more on healthcare
Gabon spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 20.2% less coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Timor-Leste, that number is 706 km.
Infrastructure
find 99.8% less home broadband
Gabon has 4.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Timor-Leste has 0.0 as of 2024.
live with 56.5 times more strain on fresh water
Gabon withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Timor-Leste withdraws 28% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 75.6% less CO2
Gabon emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Timor-Leste emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 15.1% more likely to die from air pollution
In Gabon, air pollution causes 53.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, it causes 61.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), The World Factbook (2014), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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