Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 19.9% more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2024.
see 81.2% less spent on your healthcare
Timor-Leste spends $461 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Eritrea spends $87 as of 2023.
have 88.3% fewer doctors per person
Timor-Leste has 7.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Eritrea has 0.9 as of 2022.
have 13.5% less access to essential health services
Timor-Leste scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Eritrea scores 45 as of 2021.
be 3.7 times more likely to die by suicide
Timor-Leste has a suicide rate of 3.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Eritrea, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 28.6% less 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 Eritrea, on the other hand, 24.7 children do as of 2024.
have 31.9% more children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Eritrea, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 51.6% 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 Eritrea, 291.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 45.6% 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 Eritrea, that number is 54% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 34.7% less likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 40.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Eritrea, about 26.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 61.7% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 3.2 times more coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
Safety
be 3.6 times more likely to be murdered
Timor-Leste has a homicide rate of 4.1 per 100,000 people as of 2015. In Eritrea, that number is 14.6 per 100,000 as of 2012.
be 47.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Timor-Leste, road accidents kill 12.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Eritrea, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 17.0 times more home broadband
Timor-Leste has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Eritrea has 0.2 as of 2022.
live with 60.5% less strain on fresh water
Timor-Leste withdraws 28% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Eritrea withdraws 11% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 56.0% less CO2
Timor-Leste emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 27.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Timor-Leste, air pollution causes 61.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Eritrea, it causes 78.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2015–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2012–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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