Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 97.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 9.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2024.
be 80.2% less likely to be obese
In Namibia, 18.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2024.
have 36.0% more doctors per person
Namibia has 5.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Timor-Leste has 7.5 as of 2020.
be 58.6% less likely to die by suicide
Namibia has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 56.8% less spent on your healthcare
Namibia spends $1,068 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Timor-Leste spends $461 as of 2023.
have 17.5% less access to essential health services
Namibia scores 63 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Timor-Leste scores 52 as of 2021.
Economy
be 91.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 19.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
make 72.5% less money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $4,876 as of 2025, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $1,341 as of 2025.
Life
be 38.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 139.0 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 20.8% less likely to be literate
In Namibia, the literacy rate is 87.6% as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, it is 69.4% as of 2022.
have 15.9% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.9 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 76.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 34% 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 37.2% less likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 64.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, about 40.8% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 42.3% less on education
Namibia spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 55.1% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Timor-Leste, that number is 706 km.
Safety
be 45.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Namibia, road accidents kill 22.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, they kill 12.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 99.6% less home broadband
Namibia has 2.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Timor-Leste has 0.0 as of 2024.
live with 91.2 times more strain on fresh water
Namibia withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Timor-Leste withdraws 28% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 58.3% less CO2
Namibia emits 1.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Timor-Leste emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 41.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Namibia, air pollution causes 43.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, it causes 61.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2015–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2014), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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