Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
be 88.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gambia, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 2.3 years longer
In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 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 63.1% less likely to be obese
In Gambia, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 45.5% more money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2020.
be 14.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Gambia, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
be 76.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gambia, approximately 597.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, 142.0 women do as of 2017.
be 34.1% more likely to be literate
In Gambia, the literacy rate is 50.8% as of 2015. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 74.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (69% in urban areas, and 16% 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 21.6% less likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, about 29.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on education
Gambia spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 89.5% more on healthcare
Gambia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 8.8 times more coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 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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