Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
be 84.6% less likely to be obese
In Cuba, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 9.7 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 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 68.3% less money
Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,900 as of 2022.
be 43.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.8% as of 2022.
Life
have 3.0 times more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cuba, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 31.7% less likely to be literate
In Cuba, the literacy rate is 99.7% as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 8.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Cuba, approximately 4.1 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.
Basic Needs
be 45.1% less likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
be 11.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cuba, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 97% 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.
Expenditures
spend 67.2% less on education
Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 20.8% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 12.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 81.1% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 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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