Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 88.2% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2024.
be 45.0% less likely to die by suicide
Malta has a suicide rate of 6.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 15.1 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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.
see 91.9% less spent on your healthcare
Malta spends $5,706 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Timor-Leste spends $461 as of 2023.
have 83.3% fewer doctors per person
Malta has 45.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Timor-Leste has 7.5 as of 2020.
have 38.8% less access to essential health services
Malta scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Timor-Leste scores 52 as of 2021.
Economy
be 45.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 2.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
make 97.2% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $47,907 as of 2025, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $1,341 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.8 times more children
In Malta, there are approximately 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 24.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 8.0 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 26.9% less likely to be literate
In Malta, the literacy rate is 94.9% as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 69.4% as of 2022.
be 7.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 56.6% less likely to have internet access
In Malta, approximately 93.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, about 40.8% do as of 2022.
be 12.7% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Malta, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 11.3% more on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 3.6 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Timor-Leste, that number is 706 km.
Safety
be 6.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Malta, road accidents kill 1.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, they kill 12.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 61.1% less strain on fresh water
Malta withdraws 73% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Timor-Leste withdraws 28% as of 2022.
find 100.0% less home broadband
Malta has 44.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Timor-Leste has 0.0 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 84.3% less CO2
Malta emits 3.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Timor-Leste emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Malta, air pollution causes 21.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, it causes 61.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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