Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
be 84.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gambia, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2024.
live 1.8 years longer
In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.
be 70.9% less likely to be obese
In Gambia, 12.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2024.
see 4.9 times more spent on your healthcare
Gambia spends $94 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Timor-Leste spends $461 as of 2023.
have 8.4 times more doctors per person
Gambia has 0.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Timor-Leste has 7.5 as of 2020.
have 13.0% more access to essential health services
Gambia scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Timor-Leste scores 52 as of 2021.
be 26.0% less likely to die by suicide
Gambia has a suicide rate of 4.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 75.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Gambia, 6.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
make 45.9% more money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $919 as of 2025, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $1,341 as of 2025.
Life
be 45.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gambia, approximately 354.0 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 34.4% more likely to be literate
In Gambia, the literacy rate is 51.6% as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 69.4% as of 2022.
have 27.1% fewer children
In Gambia, there are approximately 29.9 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 49.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (85% in urban areas, and 35% 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 17.7% less likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 49.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, about 40.8% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 86.5% more on education
Gambia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 3.3 times more on healthcare
Gambia spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 8.8 times more coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Timor-Leste, that number is 706 km.
Safety
be 45.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Gambia, road accidents kill 22.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, they kill 12.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 98.1% less home broadband
Gambia has 0.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Timor-Leste has 0.0 as of 2024.
live with 12.8 times more strain on fresh water
Gambia withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Timor-Leste withdraws 28% as of 2022.
Environment
be 32.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Gambia, air pollution causes 90.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, it causes 61.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.8 times more CO2
Gambia emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Timor-Leste emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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