Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
be 97.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Malawi, 8.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
be 34.5% less likely to be obese
In Malawi, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 2.5 years less
In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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
make 2.1 times more money
Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2020, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2020.
be 78.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Malawi, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.4% as of 2014.
be 18.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malawi, 51.5% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
be 59.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malawi, approximately 349.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, 142.0 women do as of 2017.
have 10.7% more children
In Malawi, there are approximately 27.9 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 6.6 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Malawi, approximately 13% of people have electricity access (55% in urban areas, and 5% 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 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, about 29.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on education
Malawi spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Timor-Leste: At a glance
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