Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
be 49.0 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 Zimbabwe, that number is 9.8% of people as of 2024.
live 4.8 years less
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024. In Zimbabwe, that number is 63 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2024.
be 4.1 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Zimbabwe, that number is 14.7% of people as of 2024.
see 77.6% less spent on your healthcare
Timor-Leste spends $461 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Zimbabwe spends $103 as of 2023.
have 81.9% fewer doctors per person
Timor-Leste has 7.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Zimbabwe has 1.4 as of 2023.
be 4.9 times more likely to die by suicide
Timor-Leste has a suicide rate of 3.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Zimbabwe, it is 17.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 2.3 times more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $1,341 as of 2025, while in Zimbabwe, the GDP per capita is $3,021 as of 2025.
be 5.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Zimbabwe, that number is 9.3% as of 2025.
Life
be 29.3% more likely to be literate
In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 69.4% as of 2022. In Zimbabwe, it is 89.7% as of 2021.
have 37.3% more children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Zimbabwe, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 86.5% 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 Zimbabwe, 358.0 women do as of 2023.
be 80.3% more 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 Zimbabwe, on the other hand, 62.4 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 38.0% 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 Zimbabwe, that number is 62% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 23.0% 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 Zimbabwe, that number is 67% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 54% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 92.7% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Zimbabwe spends 0.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 69.5% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Zimbabwe, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 2.5 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Timor-Leste, road accidents kill 12.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Zimbabwe, they kill 29.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 194.0 times more home broadband
Timor-Leste has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Zimbabwe has 1.9 as of 2024.
live with 63.0% more strain on fresh water
Timor-Leste withdraws 28% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Zimbabwe withdraws 46% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 54.0% more CO2
Timor-Leste emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Zimbabwe emits 0.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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