Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
be 83.7% less likely to be obese
In Iceland, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2024.
be 70.1% less likely to die by suicide
Iceland has a suicide rate of 11.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 14.9 years less
In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 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.
see 93.3% less spent on your healthcare
Iceland spends $6,927 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Timor-Leste spends $461 as of 2023.
have 82.8% fewer doctors per person
Iceland has 43.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Timor-Leste has 7.5 as of 2020.
have 41.6% less access to essential health services
Iceland scores 89 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Timor-Leste scores 52 as of 2021.
Economy
be 56.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
be 4.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Iceland, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
make 98.6% less money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $98,323 as of 2025, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $1,341 as of 2025.
Life
have 94.4% more children
In Iceland, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 64.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iceland, approximately 3.0 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 16.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iceland, approximately 2.1 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.
Basic Needs
be 58.5% less likely to have internet access
In Iceland, approximately 98.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, about 40.8% do as of 2022.
be 12.7% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Iceland, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 28.3% less on education
Iceland spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 85.8% less coastline
Iceland has a total of 4,970 km of coastline. In Timor-Leste, that number is 706 km.
Safety
be 5.0 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Iceland, road accidents kill 2.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, they kill 12.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 100.0% less home broadband
Iceland has 37.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Timor-Leste has 0.0 as of 2024.
live with 72.5 times more strain on fresh water
Iceland withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Timor-Leste withdraws 28% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 94.1% less CO2
Iceland emits 8.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Timor-Leste emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 7.6 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Iceland, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, it causes 61.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2014), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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