Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years longer
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
be 81.6% more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Indonesia, that number is 6.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.6 times more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2020, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $11,400 as of 2020.
be 77.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Indonesia, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2019.
be 20.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Indonesia, that number is 5.3% as of 2018.
Life
be 41.0% more likely to be literate
In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Indonesia, it is 96.0% as of 2020.
be 41.4% less 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 Indonesia, on the other hand, 19.7 children do as of 2022.
be 24.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 142.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Indonesia, 177.0 women do as of 2017.
have 50.5% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Indonesia, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.7% more 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 Indonesia, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 86.2% more likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Indonesia, about 54.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 58.8% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Indonesia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 59.7% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Indonesia, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 77.5 times more coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Indonesia: At a glance
How big is Indonesia compared to Timor-Leste? See an in-depth size comparison.