Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Tanzania, you would:
Health
be 95.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
be 54.8% less likely to be obese
In Tanzania, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 23.1% more money
Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $2,600 as of 2020, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2020.
be 57.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Tanzania, 10.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.4% as of 2014.
be 58.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
be 72.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tanzania, approximately 524.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, 142.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.6% less likely to be literate
In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 77.9% as of 2015. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Tanzania, approximately 40% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 23% 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 31.8% more likely to have internet access
In Tanzania, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, about 29.0% do as of 2020.
be 21.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Tanzania, approximately 72% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 87% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on education
Tanzania spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 89.5% more on healthcare
Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 50.4% less coastline
Tanzania has a total of 1,424 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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