Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Zambia, you would:
Health
be 98.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Zambia, 11.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 3.7 years longer
In Zambia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 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.
be 53.1% less likely to be obese
In Zambia, 8.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 70.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Zambia, 15.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2008. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.4% as of 2014.
be 23.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Zambia, 54.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
be 33.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Zambia, approximately 213.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, 142.0 women do as of 2017.
be 21.5% less likely to be literate
In Zambia, the literacy rate is 86.7% as of 2018. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
have 11.2% fewer children
In Zambia, there are approximately 34.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.3 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Zambia, approximately 37% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, that number is 86% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 45.0% more likely to have internet access
In Zambia, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, about 29.0% do as of 2020.
be 22.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Zambia, approximately 72% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 57% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 87% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 51.1% more on education
Zambia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 35.8% more on healthcare
Zambia spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Timor-Leste: At a glance
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