Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Albania, you would:
Health
be 82.5% less likely to be obese
In Albania, 21.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 9.5 years less
In Albania, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 82 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
be 86.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Albania, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
make 74.6% less money
Albania has a GDP per capita of $18,100 as of 2023, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
be 90.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Albania, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In Albania, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 25.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Albania, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 30.8% less likely to be literate
In Albania, the literacy rate is 98.4% as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Albania, approximately 10.8 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 50.6% less likely to have internet access
In Albania, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 35.5% more on education
Albania spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 47.8% more on healthcare
Albania spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2018. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 95.0% more coastline
Albania has a total of 362 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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