Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Burma, you would:
Health
be 34.5% less likely to be obese
In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 39.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Burma, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.8% as of 2022.
be 68.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Burma, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
have 89.2% more children
In Burma, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 23.6% less likely to be literate
In Burma, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 38.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Burma, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 63% 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 11.4% less likely to have internet access
In Burma, approximately 44.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.7 times more on healthcare
Burma spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 63.4% less coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 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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