Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Angola, you would:
Health
be 88.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Angola, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 7.8 years longer
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 53.7% less likely to be obese
In Angola, 8.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 87.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 14.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.8% as of 2022.
make 33.9% less money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $5,900 as of 2022, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,900 as of 2022.
be 29.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
be 42.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Angola, approximately 58.9 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.
have 27.7% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Angola, approximately 48% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 18.2% more likely to have internet access
In Angola, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
be 31.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Angola, approximately 66% of people have improved drinking water access (81% in urban areas, and 36% 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 75.0% more on education
Angola spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.4 times more on healthcare
Angola spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 55.9% less coastline
Angola has a total of 1,600 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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