Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Mauritania, you would:
Health
live 4.7 years longer
In Mauritania, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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.
be 70.1% less likely to be obese
In Mauritania, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 56.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritania, 10.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.4% as of 2014.
make 36.0% less money
Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $5,000 as of 2020, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2020.
be 34.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritania, 31.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
be 81.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritania, approximately 766.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, 142.0 women do as of 2017.
be 27.3% more likely to be literate
In Mauritania, the literacy rate is 53.5% as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 33.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Mauritania, approximately 51.0 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.
have 10.3% more children
In Mauritania, there are approximately 28.1 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 2.7 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Mauritania, approximately 32% of people have electricity access (56% in urban areas, and 4% 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 29.3% less likely to have internet access
In Mauritania, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, about 29.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.6 times more on education
Mauritania spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Mauritania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Timor-Leste: At a glance
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