Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 98.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 12.8 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 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 47.2% less likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.7 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,200 as of 2020, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2020.
be 82.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 24.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.4% as of 2014.
Life
be 50.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 289.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, 142.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.2% more likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 45.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Mozambique, approximately 61.4 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 17.4% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.5 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 2.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Mozambique, approximately 35% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 22% 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 70.6% more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, about 29.0% do as of 2020.
be 19.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mozambique, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (93% in urban areas, and 62% 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.
Geography
see 71.4% less coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Timor-Leste, that number is 706 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Timor-Leste: At a glance
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