Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
be 81.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Liberia, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 4.5 years longer
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 61.6% less likely to be obese
In Liberia, 9.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.3 times more money
Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,400 as of 2020, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2020.
be 17.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Liberia, 50.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
be 57.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Liberia, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.4% as of 2014.
Life
be 78.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Liberia, approximately 661.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, 142.0 women do as of 2017.
be 41.0% more likely to be literate
In Liberia, the literacy rate is 48.3% as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 24.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Liberia, approximately 44.6 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.
have 15.6% fewer children
In Liberia, there are approximately 36.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 7.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Liberia, approximately 12% of people have electricity access (18% in urban areas, and 6% 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 11.5% more likely to have internet access
In Liberia, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, about 29.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 15.3% less on healthcare
Liberia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 3.0 times more on education
Liberia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 21.9% more coastline
Liberia has a total of 579 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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