Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
Health
be 82.2% less likely to be obese
In Papua New Guinea, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 22.0% less money
Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,100 as of 2020, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2020.
be 76.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Papua New Guinea, 2.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.4% as of 2014.
be 13.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Papua New Guinea, 37.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Basic Needs
be 45.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 59% of people have electricity access (82% in urban areas, and 55% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Timor-Leste, that number is 86% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 11.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, about 29.0% do as of 2020.
be 84.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 48% of people have improved drinking water access (86% in urban areas, and 42% 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.
Expenditures
spend 3.6 times more on education
Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 3.1 times more on healthcare
Papua New Guinea spends 2.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 86.3% less coastline
Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 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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