Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Tajikistan, you would:
Health
be 73.2% less likely to be obese
In Tajikistan, 14.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 13.5% less money
Tajikistan has a GDP per capita of $3,700 as of 2020, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2020.
be 83.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Tajikistan, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.4% as of 2014.
be 58.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tajikistan, 26.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
have 49.3% more children
In Tajikistan, there are approximately 20.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 8.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Tajikistan, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, 142.0 women do as of 2017.
be 31.8% less likely to be literate
In Tajikistan, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2015. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 14.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Tajikistan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 86% of the population do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 19.3% more on education
Tajikistan spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Timor-Leste: At a glance
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