Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
be 6.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Timor-Leste, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2024.
live 7.0 years less
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.9 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 10.6% of people as of 2024.
see 63.4% less spent on your healthcare
Timor-Leste spends $461 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea spends $169 as of 2023.
have 72.1% fewer doctors per person
Timor-Leste has 7.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Guinea has 2.1 as of 2022.
have 23.1% less access to essential health services
Timor-Leste scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea scores 40 as of 2021.
be 35.4% more likely to die by suicide
Timor-Leste has a suicide rate of 3.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 4.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 40.0% more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $1,341 as of 2025, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $1,877 as of 2025.
be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea, that number is 5.2% as of 2025.
Life
have 53.1% more children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.6 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 Guinea, 494.0 women do as of 2023.
be 34.7% less likely to be literate
In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 69.4% as of 2022. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.
be 72.8% 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 Guinea, on the other hand, 59.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 48.9% 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 Guinea, that number is 51% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 18.3% less likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 40.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Guinea, about 33.3% do as of 2024.
be 15.0% 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 Guinea, that number is 74% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 67.2% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Guinea spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 61.6% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 54.7% less coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.
Safety
be 3.1 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 Guinea, they kill 37.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 95.2% less strain on fresh water
Timor-Leste withdraws 28% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea withdraws 1% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 30.0% less CO2
Timor-Leste emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 54.1% more likely to die from air pollution
In Timor-Leste, air pollution causes 61.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea, it causes 94.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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