Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Dominica, you would:
Health
be 86.4% less likely to be obese
In Dominica, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 8.3 years less
In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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
be 93.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominica, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2000. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
make 71.1% less money
Dominica has a GDP per capita of $15,900 as of 2023, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
be 44.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominica, 29.0% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Dominica, there are approximately 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Dominica, approximately 11.3 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 51.9% less likely to have internet access
In Dominica, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 23.6% less on education
Dominica spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 73.7% more on healthcare
Dominica spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.8 times more coastline
Dominica has a total of 148 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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