Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
be 19.1% less likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 2.9% of people as of 2024.
see 81.4% less spent on your healthcare
Timor-Leste spends $461 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ethiopia spends $86 as of 2023.
have 81.0% fewer doctors per person
Timor-Leste has 7.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Ethiopia has 1.4 as of 2023.
have 32.7% less access to essential health services
Timor-Leste scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ethiopia scores 35 as of 2021.
be 70.5% more likely to die by suicide
Timor-Leste has a suicide rate of 3.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ethiopia, it is 6.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
make 30.4% less money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $1,341 as of 2025, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $933 as of 2025.
Life
have 44.6% more children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ethiopia, there are 31.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 12.9% less likely to be literate
In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 69.4% as of 2022. In Ethiopia, it is 60.5% as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 44.6% 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 Ethiopia, that number is 55% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 46.2% less likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 40.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Ethiopia, about 21.9% do as of 2024.
be 36.3% 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 Ethiopia, that number is 56% of people on average (83% in urban areas, and 47% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 56.1% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Ethiopia spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 70.8% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ethiopia, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 2.1 times more likely to be murdered
Timor-Leste has a homicide rate of 4.1 per 100,000 people as of 2015. In Ethiopia, that number is 8.6 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 Ethiopia, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 59.0 times more home broadband
Timor-Leste has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ethiopia has 0.6 as of 2024.
live with 14.1% more strain on fresh water
Timor-Leste withdraws 28% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ethiopia withdraws 32% as of 2022.
Environment
be 24.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Timor-Leste, air pollution causes 61.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ethiopia, it causes 46.0 as of 2019.
emit 70.0% less CO2
Timor-Leste emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ethiopia emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2015–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2012–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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