Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Timor-Leste, you would:

Health

live 1.7 years less

In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Ethiopia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.

be 18.4% more likely to be obese

In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ethiopia, that number is 4.5% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 43.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Ethiopia, however, that number is 23.5% as of 2015.

make 28.1% less money

Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2020, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2020.

be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Timor-Leste, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Ethiopia, that number is 17.5% as of 2012.

Life

be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Timor-Leste, approximately 142.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ethiopia, 401.0 women do as of 2017.

be 23.9% less likely to be literate

In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Ethiopia, it is 51.8% as of 2017.

Basic Needs

be 45.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Timor-Leste, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Ethiopia, that number is 47% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 34% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 17.2% less likely to have internet access

In Timor-Leste, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Ethiopia, about 24.0% do as of 2020.

be 12.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Ethiopia, that number is 76% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 70% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 25.0% less on education

Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Ethiopia spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 55.6% less on healthcare

Timor-Leste spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Ethiopia: At a glance

Ethiopia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 1,096,570 sq km. Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule with the exception of a short-lived Italian occupation from 1936-41. In 1974, a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (who had ruled since 1930) and established a socialist state. Torn by bloody coups, uprisings, wide-scale drought, and massive refugee problems, the regime was finally toppled in 1991 by a coalition of rebel forces, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). A constitution was adopted in 1994, and Ethiopia's first multiparty elections were held in 1995. A border war with Eritrea late in the 1990s ended with a peace treaty in December 2000. In November 2007, the Eritrea-Ethiopia Border Commission (EEBC) issued specific coordinates as virtually demarcating the border and pronounced its work finished. Alleging that the EEBC acted beyond its mandate in issuing the coordinates, Ethiopia has not accepted them and has not withdrawn troops from previously contested areas pronounced by the EEBC as belonging to Eritrea. In August 2012, longtime leader Prime Minister MELES Zenawi died in office and was replaced by his Deputy Prime Minister HAILEMARIAM Desalegn, marking the first peaceful transition of power in decades.
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