Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
be 84.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nigeria, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 8.6 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 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 57.3% less likely to be obese
In Nigeria, 8.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 73.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 16.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.4% as of 2014.
make 34.7% less money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $4,900 as of 2020, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2020.
Life
be 84.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nigeria, approximately 917.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, 142.0 women do as of 2017.
be 40.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 56.7 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 38.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 30% 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 19.4% less likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, about 29.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
Nigeria spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 17.2% less coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 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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