Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Jamaica, you would:
Health
be 85.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Jamaica, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
be 84.6% less likely to be obese
In Jamaica, 24.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 5.8 years less
In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 43.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Jamaica, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.4% as of 2014.
make 63.2% less money
Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,700 as of 2020, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Jamaica, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
have 94.5% more children
In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 77.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Jamaica, approximately 80.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, 142.0 women do as of 2017.
be 23.2% less likely to be literate
In Jamaica, the literacy rate is 88.7% as of 2015. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Jamaica, approximately 11.2 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 Jamaica, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% 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 47.3% less likely to have internet access
In Jamaica, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, about 29.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 25.9% more on education
Jamaica spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 18.0% more on healthcare
Jamaica spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 30.9% less coastline
Jamaica has a total of 1,022 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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