Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
be 3.7 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tajikistan, that number is 14.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 15.6% more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2020, while in Tajikistan, the GDP per capita is $3,700 as of 2020.
be 45.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Tajikistan, that number is 2.4% as of 2016.
be 37.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Tajikistan, however, that number is 26.3% as of 2019.
Life
be 88.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 142.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tajikistan, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 46.5% more likely to be literate
In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Tajikistan, it is 99.8% as of 2015.
have 33.0% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tajikistan, there are 20.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
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 Tajikistan, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.2% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Tajikistan spends 5.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Tajikistan: At a glance
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