Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malawi instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years longer
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Malawi, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 40.5 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 Malawi, that number is 8.1% of people as of 2020.
be 52.6% more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malawi, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 53.1% less money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2020, while in Malawi, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2020.
be 4.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Malawi, that number is 20.4% as of 2013.
be 23.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Malawi, however, that number is 51.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.5 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 Malawi, 349.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 84.8% 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 Malawi, that number is 13% of people on average (55% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 51.7% less likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Malawi, about 14.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 57.4% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Malawi spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Malawi: At a glance
How big is Malawi compared to Timor-Leste? See an in-depth size comparison.