Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
Health
be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea-Bissau, 2.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2024.
live 3.7 years longer
In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 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 71.6% less likely to be obese
In Guinea-Bissau, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2024.
see 86.6% more spent on your healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends $247 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Timor-Leste spends $461 as of 2023.
have 3.0 times more doctors per person
Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Timor-Leste has 7.5 as of 2020.
have 40.5% more access to essential health services
Guinea-Bissau scores 37 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Timor-Leste scores 52 as of 2021.
be 53.6% less likely to die by suicide
Guinea-Bissau has a suicide rate of 7.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 40.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Guinea-Bissau, 2.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
make 19.3% more money
Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,124 as of 2025, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $1,341 as of 2025.
Life
be 62.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 505.0 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 17.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 42.1 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 26.4% fewer children
In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 29.6 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 2.5 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 40% of people have electricity access (64% in urban areas, and 21% 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 36.8% more likely to have internet access
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 29.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, about 40.8% do as of 2022.
be 41.3% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 62% of people have access to drinking water (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 87% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 94.1% more on education
Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 2.0 times more coastline
Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 km of coastline. In Timor-Leste, that number is 706 km.
Safety
be 60.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guinea-Bissau, road accidents kill 30.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, they kill 12.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 3.6 times more likely to be murdered
Guinea-Bissau has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.1 per 100,000 as of 2015.
Infrastructure
find 97.4% less home broadband
Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Timor-Leste has 0.0 as of 2024.
live with 18.8 times more strain on fresh water
Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% 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 Guinea-Bissau, air pollution causes 89.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, it causes 61.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.1 times more CO2
Guinea-Bissau 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 (2015–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2020), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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