Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hawaii instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
be 7.1 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Hawaii, that number is 25.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
make 47.8 times more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $1,341 as of 2025, while in Hawaii, the GDP per capita is $64,124 as of 2024.
be 38.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hawaii, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 40.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Hawaii, about 91.2% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
