Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Cambodia, you would:
Health
live 0.7 years less
In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 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
make 13.3% less money
Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $4,500 as of 2022, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,900 as of 2022.
be 7.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cambodia, 0.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.8% as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cambodia, 16.5% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
have 63.2% more children
In Cambodia, there are approximately 18.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 18.8% less likely to be literate
In Cambodia, the literacy rate is 83.9% as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 13.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Cambodia, approximately 29.6 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 21.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cambodia, approximately 82% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 77% 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 35.0% less likely to have internet access
In Cambodia, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 35.5% more on education
Cambodia spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 32.0% more on healthcare
Cambodia spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 59.4% more coastline
Cambodia has a total of 443 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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