Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
be 97.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Equatorial Guinea, 7.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 6.2 years longer
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 52.5% less likely to be obese
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 82.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
make 72.8% less money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $16,900 as of 2023, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
Life
be 57.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 78.3 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.
be 28.5% less likely to be literate
In Equatorial Guinea, the literacy rate is 95.3% as of 2015. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 48.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (90% in urban areas, and 47% 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 29.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 68% of people have improved drinking water access (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, that number is 87% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 27.8% less likely to have internet access
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 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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