Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
be 96.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Malawi, 6.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2024.
be 54.9% less likely to be obese
In Malawi, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2024.
see 3.7 times more spent on your healthcare
Malawi spends $125 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Timor-Leste spends $461 as of 2023.
have 13.9 times more doctors per person
Malawi has 0.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Timor-Leste has 7.5 as of 2020.
be 53.0% less likely to die by suicide
Malawi has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 68.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Malawi, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
make 99.7% more money
Malawi has a GDP per capita of $672 as of 2025, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $1,341 as of 2025.
Life
have 30.1% fewer children
In Malawi, there are approximately 31.1 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 6.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Malawi, approximately 16% of people have electricity access (58% in urban areas, and 6% 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 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 19.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, about 40.8% do as of 2022.
be 19.5% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Malawi, approximately 73% 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 90.5% more on education
Malawi spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 47.0% more on healthcare
Malawi spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 40.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Malawi, road accidents kill 20.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, they kill 12.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.3 times more likely to be murdered
Malawi has a homicide rate of 1.8 per 100,000 people as of 2012. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.1 per 100,000 as of 2015.
Infrastructure
find 88.9% less home broadband
Malawi has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Timor-Leste has 0.0 as of 2024.
live with 61.5% more strain on fresh water
Malawi withdraws 18% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Timor-Leste withdraws 28% as of 2022.
Environment
be 41.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Malawi, air pollution causes 43.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, it causes 61.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.3 times more CO2
Malawi emits 0.2 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), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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