Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chad instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 12.7 years less
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 55 years (53 years for men, 57 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.0 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 7.4% of people as of 2024.
see 71.8% less spent on your healthcare
Timor-Leste spends $461 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Chad spends $130 as of 2023.
have 88.7% fewer doctors per person
Timor-Leste has 7.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Chad has 0.8 as of 2023.
have 44.2% less access to essential health services
Timor-Leste scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Chad scores 29 as of 2021.
be 46.3% more likely to die by suicide
Timor-Leste has a suicide rate of 3.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Chad, it is 5.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 33.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Chad, that number is 1.1% as of 2025.
make 23.8% less money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $1,341 as of 2025, while in Chad, the GDP per capita is $1,022 as of 2025.
Life
have 98.7% more children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Chad, there are 43.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 192.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Chad, 748.0 women do as of 2023.
be 61.4% less likely to be literate
In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 69.4% as of 2022. In Chad, it is 26.8% as of 2021.
be 62.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Timor-Leste, approximately 34.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Chad, on the other hand, 56.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 88.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Timor-Leste, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Chad, that number is 12% of people on average (48% in urban areas, and 0% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 69.0% less likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 40.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Chad, about 12.6% do as of 2024.
be 40.2% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have access to drinking water (98% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 52% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 38.9% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Chad spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 47.9% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Chad, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 2.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Timor-Leste, road accidents kill 12.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Chad, they kill 26.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 84.8% less strain on fresh water
Timor-Leste withdraws 28% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Chad withdraws 4% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 72.0% less CO2
Timor-Leste emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Chad emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 55.7% more likely to die from air pollution
In Timor-Leste, air pollution causes 61.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Chad, it causes 95.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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