Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Sudan, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 42.4% less likely to be obese
In Sudan, 6.6% of adults are obese as of 2014. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 77.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Sudan, 19.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.4% as of 2014.
be 10.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sudan, 46.5% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
make 20.0% less money
Sudan has a GDP per capita of $4,000 as of 2020, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2020.
Life
be 51.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sudan, approximately 295.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, 142.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.2% more likely to be literate
In Sudan, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2018. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 20.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Sudan, approximately 42.3 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 82.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Sudan, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 35% 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.
Expenditures
spend 3.1 times more on education
Sudan spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 56.5% more on healthcare
Sudan spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 17.2% less coastline
Sudan has a total of 853 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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