Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 93.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gabon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
be 74.7% less likely to be obese
In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 92.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
make 76.8% less money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $19,800 as of 2023, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
be 25.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
have 15.6% more children
In Gabon, there are approximately 25.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 20.4% less likely to be literate
In Gabon, the literacy rate is 85.5% as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 18.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Gabon, approximately 28.6 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 45.8% less likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 31.2% more on education
Gabon spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.9 times more on healthcare
Gabon spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 20.2% less coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 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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