Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Libya, you would:
Health
be 88.3% less likely to be obese
In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 7.3 years less
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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 85.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 30.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.4% as of 2014.
make 68.9% less money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2020.
Life
have 43.5% more children
In Libya, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 97.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, 142.0 women do as of 2017.
be 25.2% less likely to be literate
In Libya, the literacy rate is 91.0% as of 2015. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Libya, 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 31.8% more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, about 29.0% do as of 2020.
be 14.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Libya, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 96% 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 12.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Libya, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 87% of people do as of 2020.
Geography
see 60.1% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 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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