Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
be 55.8% less likely to be obese
In Maldives, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 7.0 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 75.4% less money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2020, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2020.
be 51.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.4% as of 2014.
be 5.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Maldives, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
have 99.1% more children
In Maldives, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 53.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, 142.0 women do as of 2017.
be 30.3% less likely to be literate
In Maldives, the literacy rate is 97.7% as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 31.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 25.7 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 14.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Maldives, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 86% of the population do as of 2018.
be 54.0% less likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, about 29.0% do as of 2020.
be 12.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Maldives, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 87% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 65.9% more on education
Maldives spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. 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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