Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
be 84.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea, 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 7.0 years longer
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 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 66.0% less likely to be obese
In Guinea, 10.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2024.
see 2.7 times more spent on your healthcare
Guinea spends $169 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Timor-Leste spends $461 as of 2023.
have 3.6 times more doctors per person
Guinea has 2.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Timor-Leste has 7.5 as of 2020.
have 30.0% more access to essential health services
Guinea scores 40 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Timor-Leste scores 52 as of 2021.
be 26.1% less likely to die by suicide
Guinea 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 69.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 5.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
make 28.6% less money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $1,877 as of 2025, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $1,341 as of 2025.
Life
be 61.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea, approximately 494.0 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 53.2% more likely to be literate
In Guinea, the literacy rate is 45.3% as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 69.4% as of 2022.
be 42.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea, approximately 59.8 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 34.7% fewer children
In Guinea, there are approximately 33.3 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 95.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (92% in urban areas, and 26% 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 22.4% more likely to have internet access
In Guinea, approximately 33.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, about 40.8% do as of 2022.
be 17.7% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Guinea, approximately 74% of people have access to drinking water (93% in urban areas, and 62% 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 3.0 times more on education
Guinea spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 2.6 times more on healthcare
Guinea spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Guinea has a total of 320 km of coastline. In Timor-Leste, that number is 706 km.
Safety
be 67.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guinea, road accidents kill 37.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, they kill 12.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 20.6 times more strain on fresh water
Guinea withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Timor-Leste withdraws 28% as of 2022.
Environment
be 35.1% less likely to die from air pollution
In Guinea, air pollution causes 94.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, it causes 61.0 as of 2019.
emit 42.9% more CO2
Guinea emits 0.3 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), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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