Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Peru, you would:
Health
be 87.6% less likely to be obese
In Peru, 29.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2024.
live 10.0 years less
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.
see 51.8% less spent on your healthcare
Peru spends $956 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Timor-Leste spends $461 as of 2023.
have 55.5% fewer doctors per person
Peru has 16.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Timor-Leste has 7.5 as of 2020.
have 26.8% less access to essential health services
Peru scores 71 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Timor-Leste scores 52 as of 2021.
be 2.3 times more likely to die by suicide
Peru has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 68.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
make 86.2% less money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $9,684 as of 2025, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $1,341 as of 2025.
Life
have 38.2% more children
In Peru, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 51.0 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 25.9% less likely to be literate
In Peru, the literacy rate is 93.7% as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, it is 69.4% as of 2022.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 11.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, on the other hand, 34.6 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 50.3% less likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, about 40.8% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 20.2% more on education
Peru spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 70.2% more on healthcare
Peru spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 70.8% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Timor-Leste, that number is 706 km.
Infrastructure
find 99.9% less home broadband
Peru has 11.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Timor-Leste has 0.0 as of 2024.
live with 5.9 times more strain on fresh water
Peru withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Timor-Leste withdraws 28% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 75.2% less CO2
Peru emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Timor-Leste emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Peru, air pollution causes 26.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, it causes 61.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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