Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
be 15.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Timor-Leste, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 6.2 years less
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 43.8% less money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2020, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,800 as of 2020.
be 60.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 67.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 17.8% more children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.7 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 Guinea-Bissau, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.0% less likely to be literate
In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 59.9% as of 2015.
be 45.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, on the other hand, 49.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 67.3% 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 Guinea-Bissau, that number is 28% of people on average (56% in urban areas, and 7% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 20.7% less likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, about 23.0% do as of 2020.
be 16.4% 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 Guinea-Bissau, that number is 73% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 57.4% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 16.7% more on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 50.4% less coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guinea-Bissau: At a glance
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