Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Peru, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 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 80.7% less likely to be obese
In Peru, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 33.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.4% as of 2014.
make 71.7% less money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2020, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
have 79.8% more children
In Peru, there are approximately 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 61.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 88.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, 142.0 women do as of 2017.
be 27.9% less likely to be literate
In Peru, the literacy rate is 94.5% as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 10.8 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 Peru, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 86% 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 55.4% less likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, about 29.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 61.9% more on education
Peru spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 38.5% more on healthcare
Peru spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 70.8% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 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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