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 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2024.
live 4.1 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 64 years (60 years for men, 67 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.
be 66.1% less likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 10.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2024.
see 3.2 times more spent on your healthcare
Mozambique spends $143 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Timor-Leste spends $461 as of 2023.
have 4.3 times more doctors per person
Mozambique has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Timor-Leste has 7.5 as of 2020.
have 18.2% more access to essential health services
Mozambique scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Timor-Leste scores 52 as of 2021.
be 66.4% less likely to die by suicide
Mozambique has a suicide rate of 10.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 76.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
make 2.1 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $627 as of 2025, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $1,341 as of 2025.
Life
be 12.5% more likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, it is 69.4% as of 2022.
be 20.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Mozambique, approximately 43.7 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.
be 93.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 99.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, 192.0 women do as of 2023.
have 41.2% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Mozambique, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (79% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 98.5% more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 20.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, about 40.8% do as of 2022.
be 31.1% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Mozambique, approximately 67% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 52% 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 12.4% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 12.9% more on healthcare
Mozambique spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 71.4% less coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Timor-Leste, that number is 706 km.
Safety
be 40.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Mozambique, road accidents kill 20.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, they kill 12.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 92.9% less home broadband
Mozambique has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Timor-Leste has 0.0 as of 2024.
live with 16.2 times more strain on fresh water
Mozambique withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Timor-Leste withdraws 28% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 72.4% more CO2
Mozambique emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Timor-Leste emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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