Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
be 11.0 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-Bissau, that number is 2.2% of people as of 2024.
live 3.7 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-Bissau, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024.
be 3.5 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2024.
see 46.4% less spent on your healthcare
Timor-Leste spends $461 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea-Bissau spends $247 as of 2023.
have 66.5% fewer doctors per person
Timor-Leste has 7.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 as of 2022.
have 28.8% less access to essential health services
Timor-Leste scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea-Bissau scores 37 as of 2021.
be 2.2 times more likely to die by suicide
Timor-Leste has a suicide rate of 3.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 7.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 67.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
make 16.2% less money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $1,341 as of 2025, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,124 as of 2025.
Life
have 35.8% more children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 29.6 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-Bissau, 505.0 women do as of 2023.
be 21.7% 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-Bissau, on the other hand, 42.1 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 59.5% 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-Bissau, that number is 40% of people on average (64% in urban areas, and 21% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 26.9% less likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 40.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, about 29.8% do as of 2024.
be 29.2% 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-Bissau, that number is 62% of people on average (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 48.5% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 50.4% less coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
Safety
be 72.5% less likely to be murdered
Timor-Leste has a homicide rate of 4.1 per 100,000 people as of 2015. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2017.
be 2.5 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-Bissau, they kill 30.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 39.0 times more home broadband
Timor-Leste has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 as of 2024.
live with 94.7% less strain on fresh water
Timor-Leste withdraws 28% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 68.0% less CO2
Timor-Leste emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 45.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Timor-Leste, air pollution causes 61.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2015–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2020), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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