Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of India, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years longer
In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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
be 48.2% less likely to be unemployed
In India, 8.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.4% as of 2014.
make 47.5% less money
India has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2020.
be 90.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In India, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
have 83.9% more children
In India, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 11.2% more likely to die during infancy
In India, approximately 30.3 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 13.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In India, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, that number is 86% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 32.6% less likely to have internet access
In India, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, about 29.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 94.3% more on education
India spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 89.9% less coastline
India has a total of 7,000 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
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