Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
be 73.0% less likely to be obese
In Brunei, 14.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 8.5 years less
In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 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 59.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Brunei, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.8% as of 2022.
make 93.4% less money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $58,700 as of 2022, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,900 as of 2022.
Life
have 88.0% more children
In Brunei, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Brunei, approximately 44.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 30.2% less likely to be literate
In Brunei, the literacy rate is 97.6% as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Brunei, approximately 10.5 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 60.2% less likely to have internet access
In Brunei, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
be 12.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Brunei, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 87% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 4.1 times more on healthcare
Brunei spends 2.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.4 times more coastline
Brunei has a total of 161 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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