Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years longer
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 6.6 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 61.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 12.5% less money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 49.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 142.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 28.5% more likely to be literate
In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Vanuatu, it is 87.5% as of 2018.
be 57.4% 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 Vanuatu, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.
have 30.3% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 27.8% 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 Vanuatu, that number is 62% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 10.3% less likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 66.2% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 52.8% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.6 times more coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Vanuatu: At a glance
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