Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Zambia, you would:
Health
be 97.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Zambia, 9.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2024.
live 1.4 years longer
In Zambia, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 69 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.
be 68.8% less likely to be obese
In Zambia, 11.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2024.
see 89.2% more spent on your healthcare
Zambia spends $244 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Timor-Leste spends $461 as of 2023.
have 2.3 times more doctors per person
Zambia has 3.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Timor-Leste has 7.5 as of 2020.
be 50.1% less likely to die by suicide
Zambia has a suicide rate of 7.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 73.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Zambia, 5.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Zambia, approximately 85.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, 192.0 women do as of 2023.
have 33.5% fewer children
In Zambia, there are approximately 32.7 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 95.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Zambia, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (90% in urban areas, and 18% 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 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Zambia, approximately 17.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, about 40.8% do as of 2022.
be 19.0% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Zambia, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water (90% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 87% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 28.7% more on education
Zambia spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 60.5% more on healthcare
Zambia spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 21.7% less likely to be murdered
Zambia has a homicide rate of 5.2 per 100,000 people as of 2015. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.1 per 100,000 as of 2015.
be 29.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Zambia, road accidents kill 17.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, they kill 12.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 98.7% less home broadband
Zambia has 0.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Timor-Leste has 0.0 as of 2024.
live with 10.0 times more strain on fresh water
Zambia withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Timor-Leste withdraws 28% as of 2022.
Environment
be 22.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Zambia, air pollution causes 50.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, it causes 61.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2015–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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