Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Bangladesh, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years less
In Bangladesh, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 70.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Bangladesh, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
make 43.9% less money
Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2023, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Bangladesh, 18.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
have 71.7% more children
In Bangladesh, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 65.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Bangladesh, approximately 123.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 11.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Bangladesh, approximately 30.4 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 11.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Bangladesh, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 99% 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 100.0% more on education
Bangladesh spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.8 times more on healthcare
Bangladesh spends 2.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 21.7% more coastline
Bangladesh has a total of 580 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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