Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
be 84.9% less likely to be obese
In Vanuatu, 25.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 5.2 years less
In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 14.3% more money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 1999. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.4% as of 2014.
Life
have 43.4% more children
In Vanuatu, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 97.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Vanuatu, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, 142.0 women do as of 2017.
be 22.2% less likely to be literate
In Vanuatu, the literacy rate is 87.5% as of 2018. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, on the other hand, 33.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 38.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Timor-Leste, that number is 86% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 11.5% more likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, about 29.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.0 times more on education
Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Vanuatu spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 72.1% less coastline
Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 km of coastline. In Timor-Leste, that number is 706 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Timor-Leste: At a glance
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