Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
be 84.0% less likely to be obese
In Vanuatu, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2024.
see 3.3 times more spent on your healthcare
Vanuatu spends $141 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Timor-Leste spends $461 as of 2023.
have 4.6 times more doctors per person
Vanuatu has 1.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Timor-Leste has 7.5 as of 2020.
have 10.6% more access to essential health services
Vanuatu scores 47 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Timor-Leste scores 52 as of 2021.
be 77.4% less likely to die by suicide
Vanuatu has a suicide rate of 15.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 3.8 years less
In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 68.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
make 66.8% less money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $4,039 as of 2025, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $1,341 as of 2025.
Life
be 92.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Vanuatu, approximately 100.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, 192.0 women do as of 2023.
be 21.1% less likely to be literate
In Vanuatu, the literacy rate is 88.0% as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, it is 69.4% as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Vanuatu, approximately 14.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, on the other hand, 34.6 children do as of 2024.
have 21.3% fewer children
In Vanuatu, there are approximately 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 62.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (88% in urban areas, and 54% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 41.7% less likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 69.9% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, about 40.8% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 31.4% less on education
Vanuatu spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 2.3 times more on healthcare
Vanuatu spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 72.1% less coastline
Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 km of coastline. In Timor-Leste, that number is 706 km.
Infrastructure
find 99.1% less home broadband
Vanuatu has 1.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Timor-Leste has 0.0 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 42.5% less CO2
Vanuatu emits 0.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Timor-Leste emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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