Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
be 93.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cameroon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 6.6 years longer
In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 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 66.7% less likely to be obese
In Cameroon, 11.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 52.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.8% as of 2022.
be 11.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cameroon, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
be 53.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cameroon, approximately 438.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 30.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Cameroon, approximately 48.7 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.
be 11.7% less likely to be literate
In Cameroon, the literacy rate is 77.1% as of 2018. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
have 14.4% fewer children
In Cameroon, there are approximately 34.7 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 52.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cameroon, approximately 65% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 25% 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 11.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cameroon, approximately 79% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 56% 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.
be 15.2% less likely to have internet access
In Cameroon, approximately 46.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 31.2% more on education
Cameroon spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.6 times more on healthcare
Cameroon spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 75.6% more coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 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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