Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years longer
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 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.
be 79.7% less likely to be obese
In Liberia, 17.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2024.
see 97.9% more spent on your healthcare
Liberia spends $233 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Timor-Leste spends $461 as of 2023.
have 4.2 times more doctors per person
Liberia has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Timor-Leste has 7.5 as of 2020.
have 15.6% more access to essential health services
Liberia scores 45 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Timor-Leste scores 52 as of 2021.
be 40.4% less likely to die by suicide
Liberia has a suicide rate of 6.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 44.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Liberia, 2.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
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.
make 46.5% more money
Liberia has a GDP per capita of $915 as of 2025, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $1,341 as of 2025.
Life
be 69.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Liberia, approximately 628.0 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 45.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Liberia, approximately 63.2 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.
have 28.8% fewer children
In Liberia, there are approximately 30.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 3.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Liberia, approximately 32% of people have electricity access (53% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 26.4% more likely to have internet access
In Liberia, approximately 32.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, about 40.8% do as of 2022.
be 10.8% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Liberia, approximately 79% of people have access to drinking water (86% in urban areas, and 70% 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 26.2% less on healthcare
Liberia spends 13.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 2.3 times more on education
Liberia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 21.9% more coastline
Liberia has a total of 579 km of coastline. In Timor-Leste, that number is 706 km.
Safety
be 21.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Liberia, road accidents kill 15.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, they kill 12.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 31.3% more likely to be murdered
Liberia has a homicide rate of 3.1 per 100,000 people as of 2012. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.1 per 100,000 as of 2015.
Infrastructure
find 96.3% less home broadband
Liberia has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Timor-Leste has 0.0 as of 2024.
live with 108.7 times more strain on fresh water
Liberia withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Timor-Leste withdraws 28% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 3.3 times more CO2
Liberia emits 0.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Timor-Leste emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2015–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2012–2022), The World Factbook (2014), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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