Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
be 84.6% less likely to be obese
In El Salvador, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 5.5 years less
In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 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 44.9% less likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
make 59.3% less money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2023, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
be 57.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In El Salvador, 26.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
have 73.7% more children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In El Salvador, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 23.6% less likely to be literate
In El Salvador, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In El Salvador, approximately 12.1 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 38.1% less likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
be 11.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In El Salvador, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 94% 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.
Geography
see 2.3 times more coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 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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