Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Philippines, you would:
Health
be 40.6% less likely to be obese
In Philippines, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 13.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Philippines, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.4% as of 2014.
make 60.0% less money
Philippines has a GDP per capita of $8,000 as of 2020, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Philippines, 16.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
have 38.9% more children
In Philippines, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 17.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Philippines, approximately 121.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, 142.0 women do as of 2017.
be 29.3% less likely to be literate
In Philippines, the literacy rate is 96.3% as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 51.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Philippines, approximately 22.2 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 10.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Philippines, approximately 96% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 93% 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 42.0% less likely to have internet access
In Philippines, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, about 29.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Philippines spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 75.6% more on healthcare
Philippines spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 98.1% less coastline
Philippines has a total of 36,289 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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