Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Guernsey, you would:
Health
live 13.3 years less
In Guernsey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 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.
Economy
make 93.9% less money
Guernsey has a GDP per capita of $52,500 as of 2014, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2020.
be 3.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guernsey, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.4% as of 2014.
Life
have 3.2 times more children
In Guernsey, there are approximately 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 10.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Guernsey, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, on the other hand, 33.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 14.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guernsey, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 86% of the population do as of 2018.
be 65.5% less likely to have internet access
In Guernsey, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, about 29.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 14.1 times more coastline
Guernsey has a total of 50 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
How big is Timor-Leste compared to Guernsey? See an in-depth size comparison.