Quality of life comparison

live 11.6 years longer

In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 5.5 times more likely to be obese

In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.

make 10.1 times more money

Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2020, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.

be 58.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Portugal, however, that number is 17.2% as of 2018.

be 48.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Timor-Leste, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2019.

be 94.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Timor-Leste, approximately 142.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Portugal, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

be 41.1% more likely to be literate

In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Portugal, it is 96.1% as of 2018.

be 92.6% 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 Portugal, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.

have 73.8% fewer children

In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

be 16.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Timor-Leste, approximately 86% of the population has electricity access as of 2018. In Portugal, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access

In Timor-Leste, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Portugal, about 78.0% do as of 2020.

be 14.3% more 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 Portugal, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 30.9% less on education

Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Portugal spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 31.9% more on healthcare

Timor-Leste spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.

see 2.5 times more coastline

Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.