Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
be 10.0 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 Rwanda, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2024.
be 54.6% more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Rwanda, that number is 5.6% of people as of 2024.
see 61.6% less spent on your healthcare
Timor-Leste spends $461 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Rwanda spends $177 as of 2023.
have 88.0% fewer doctors per person
Timor-Leste has 7.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Rwanda has 0.9 as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to die by suicide
Timor-Leste has a suicide rate of 3.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Rwanda, it is 8.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 7.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Rwanda, that number is 11.4% as of 2025.
make 16.2% less money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $1,341 as of 2025, while in Rwanda, the GDP per capita is $1,124 as of 2025.
Life
be 13.5% more likely to be literate
In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 69.4% as of 2022. In Rwanda, it is 78.8% as of 2022.
be 15.0% less 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 Rwanda, on the other hand, 29.4 children do as of 2024.
have 28.9% more children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Rwanda, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 19.3% 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 Rwanda, 229.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 36.1% 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 Rwanda, that number is 64% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 22.2% less likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 40.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Rwanda, about 31.7% do as of 2024.
be 29.7% 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 Rwanda, that number is 61% of people on average (88% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 12.0% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Rwanda spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 46.6% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Rwanda, that number is 5.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 60.0 times more home broadband
Timor-Leste has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Rwanda has 0.6 as of 2024.
live with 28.5% less strain on fresh water
Timor-Leste withdraws 28% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Rwanda withdraws 20% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 68.0% less CO2
Timor-Leste emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Rwanda emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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