Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 86.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2024.
live 2.2 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 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 75.2% less likely to be obese
In Ghana, 14.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2024.
see 96.7% more spent on your healthcare
Ghana spends $234 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Timor-Leste spends $461 as of 2023.
have 2.8 times more doctors per person
Ghana has 2.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Timor-Leste has 7.5 as of 2020.
be 33.1% less likely to die by suicide
Ghana has a suicide rate of 5.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 46.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
be 78.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
make 58.8% less money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $3,257 as of 2025, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $1,341 as of 2025.
Life
be 17.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 234.0 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 25.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 27.5 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 16.0% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 25.9 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 11.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 90% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 78% 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 43.5% less likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 72.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, about 40.8% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 80.1% more on education
Ghana spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 3.3 times more on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 31.0% more coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Timor-Leste, that number is 706 km.
Safety
be 53.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ghana, road accidents kill 25.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, they kill 12.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 98.5% less home broadband
Ghana has 0.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Timor-Leste has 0.0 as of 2024.
live with 4.5 times more strain on fresh water
Ghana withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Timor-Leste withdraws 28% as of 2022.
Environment
be 31.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Ghana, air pollution causes 89.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, it causes 61.0 as of 2019.
emit 28.6% less CO2
Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Timor-Leste emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2014), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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