Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Kiribati, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years longer
In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 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.
be 91.7% less likely to be obese
In Kiribati, 46.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 39.1% more money
Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2020.
be 85.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Kiribati, 30.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.4% as of 2014.
Life
have 53.8% more children
In Kiribati, there are approximately 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 54.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Kiribati, approximately 92.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, 142.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 14.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kiribati, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (88% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 86% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 23.7% less likely to have internet access
In Kiribati, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, about 29.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 45.2% less on education
Kiribati spends 12.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 30.1% less on healthcare
Kiribati spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 38.2% less coastline
Kiribati has a total of 1,143 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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