Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Benin, you would:
Health
live 7.7 years longer
In Benin, 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 60.4% less likely to be obese
In Benin, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 14.7% more money
Benin has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2022, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,900 as of 2022.
be 20.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Benin, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.8% as of 2022.
Life
be 61.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Benin, approximately 523.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 48.7% more likely to be literate
In Benin, the literacy rate is 45.8% as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 39.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Benin, approximately 55.8 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.
have 26.3% fewer children
In Benin, there are approximately 40.3 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 2.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Benin, approximately 42% of people have electricity access (67% in urban areas, and 18% 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 14.7% more likely to have internet access
In Benin, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
be 17.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Benin, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access (79% in urban areas, and 71% 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 40.0% more on education
Benin spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.8 times more on healthcare
Benin 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 5.8 times more coastline
Benin has a total of 121 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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