Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 90.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 7.7 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 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 63.1% less likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 28.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.8% as of 2022.
make 29.1% less money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2022, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,900 as of 2022.
Life
be 57.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 39.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 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 24.2% less likely to be literate
In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 89.9% as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 40.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 71% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 45% 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 13.3% less likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 23.5% more on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.0 times more on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 37.1% more coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 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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