Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 14.2 years less
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 75.0% less money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2020, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $800 as of 2020.
Life
have 22.8% more children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Somalia, there are 38.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.8 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 Somalia, 829.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.6 times more 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 79.0% 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 Somalia, that number is 18% of people on average (34% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 93.1% less likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Somalia, about 2.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.3 times more coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Timor-Leste? See an in-depth size comparison.