Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Belize, you would:
Health
be 83.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
be 84.2% less likely to be obese
In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 5.9 years less
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 79.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 8.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.8% as of 2022.
make 58.9% less money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $9,500 as of 2022, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,900 as of 2022.
Life
have 67.8% more children
In Belize, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 56.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Belize, approximately 130.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Belize, approximately 11.2 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 37.1% less likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
be 12.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Belize, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% 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 51.7% less on education
Belize spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 43.5% more on healthcare
Belize spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 82.9% more coastline
Belize has a total of 386 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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