Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
be 84.0% less likely to be obese
In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 4.9 years less
In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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.
Economy
be 31.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Nicaragua, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.4% as of 2014.
make 39.6% less money
Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2020.
be 67.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
be 28.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nicaragua, approximately 198.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, 142.0 women do as of 2017.
have 87.3% more children
In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 17.6% less likely to be literate
In Nicaragua, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2015. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 76.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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.
Basic Needs
be 11.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Nicaragua, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 92% 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 35.6% less likely to have internet access
In Nicaragua, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, about 29.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 14.3% less on healthcare
Nicaragua spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 100.0% more on education
Nicaragua spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 22.4% less coastline
Nicaragua has a total of 910 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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