Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Aruba, you would:
Health
live 8.1 years less
In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 76.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.8% as of 2022.
make 90.6% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2022, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,900 as of 2022.
Life
have 2.6 times more children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 30.4% less likely to be literate
In Aruba, the literacy rate is 97.8% as of 2018. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Aruba, approximately 12.1 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 59.8% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
be 10.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Aruba, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2015. 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 23.6% less on education
Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 10.3 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 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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