Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Iran, you would:
Health
be 85.3% less likely to be obese
In Iran, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2024.
be 12.5% less likely to die by suicide
Iran has a suicide rate of 4.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 9.9 years less
In Iran, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 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 56.7% less spent on your healthcare
Iran spends $1,064 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Timor-Leste spends $461 as of 2023.
have 58.5% fewer doctors per person
Iran has 18.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Timor-Leste has 7.5 as of 2020.
have 29.7% less access to essential health services
Iran scores 74 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Timor-Leste scores 52 as of 2021.
Economy
be 80.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
make 65.8% less money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $3,924 as of 2025, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $1,341 as of 2025.
Life
have 73.2% more children
In Iran, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 12.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iran, approximately 16.0 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 22.0% less likely to be literate
In Iran, the literacy rate is 88.9% as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, it is 69.4% as of 2022.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 10.3 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 52.2% less likely to have internet access
In Iran, approximately 85.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, about 40.8% do as of 2022.
be 10.8% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Iran, approximately 98% of people have access to drinking water (99% in urban areas, and 95% 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 85.8% more on education
Iran spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 59.2% more on healthcare
Iran spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 71.1% less coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 km of coastline. In Timor-Leste, that number is 706 km.
Safety
be 41.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Iran, road accidents kill 20.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, they kill 12.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 69.6% more likely to be murdered
Iran has a homicide rate of 2.4 per 100,000 people as of 2014. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.1 per 100,000 as of 2015.
Infrastructure
live with 65.2% less strain on fresh water
Iran withdraws 81% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Timor-Leste withdraws 28% as of 2022.
find 99.9% less home broadband
Iran has 12.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Timor-Leste has 0.0 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 94.5% less CO2
Iran emits 9.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Timor-Leste emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 19.6% more likely to die from air pollution
In Iran, air pollution causes 51.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, it causes 61.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2015–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2014–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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