Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Bolivia, you would:
Health
be 81.2% less likely to be obese
In Bolivia, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 2.6 years less
In Bolivia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 74 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 50.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Bolivia, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
make 52.6% less money
Bolivia has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2023, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
be 14.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Bolivia, 36.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
have 68.7% more children
In Bolivia, there are approximately 17.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 26.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Bolivia, approximately 161.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 26.4% less likely to be literate
In Bolivia, the literacy rate is 92.5% as of 2015. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 51.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Bolivia, approximately 22.3 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 40.9% less likely to have internet access
In Bolivia, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 57.1% less on education
Bolivia spends 9.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 25.3% more on healthcare
Bolivia spends 7.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Timor-Leste: At a glance
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