Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
be 88.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gambia, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 2.3 years longer
In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 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 63.1% less likely to be obese
In Gambia, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 58.6% more money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2023, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
be 76.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Gambia, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
be 21.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Gambia, 53.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
be 55.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gambia, approximately 458.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 17.2% more likely to be literate
In Gambia, the literacy rate is 58.1% as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 52.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 65% of people have electricity access (82% in urban areas, and 31% 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 18.2% more likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% more on education
Gambia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.8 times more on healthcare
Gambia spends 2.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 8.8 times more coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 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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