Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Comoros, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years longer
In Comoros, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 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 51.3% less likely to be obese
In Comoros, 7.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 31.4% more money
Comoros has a GDP per capita of $3,500 as of 2023, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
be 73.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Comoros, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
Life
be 41.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Comoros, approximately 57.1 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.
have 37.5% more children
In Comoros, there are approximately 21.6 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 10.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Comoros, approximately 90% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 83% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 44.4% more likely to have internet access
In Comoros, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 61.5% more on education
Comoros spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 83.3% more on healthcare
Comoros spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.1 times more coastline
Comoros has a total of 340 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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