Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
live 8.0 years longer
In Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2020.
be 60.4% less likely to be obese
In Republic of the Congo, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 87.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Republic of the Congo, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.4% as of 2014.
be 10.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Republic of the Congo, 46.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
make 11.8% less money
Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $6,800 as of 2017, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2017.
Life
be 62.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 378.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, 142.0 women do as of 2017.
be 37.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 50.7 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, on the other hand, 31.7 children do as of 2020.
be 15.2% less likely to be literate
In Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 80.3% as of 2018. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 12.0% more likely to have access to electricity
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (74% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, that number is 63% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 49% in rural areas) as of 2016.
be 3.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 8.7% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Timor-Leste, about 27.5% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 17.4% less on education
Republic of the Congo spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Timor-Leste spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 4.2 times more coastline
Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 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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