Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Guatemala, you would:
Health
be 82.1% less likely to be obese
In Guatemala, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 3.0 years less
In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 41.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Guatemala, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.8% as of 2022.
be 29.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
make 57.6% less money
Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $9,200 as of 2022, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,900 as of 2022.
Life
have 38.8% more children
In Guatemala, there are approximately 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Guatemala, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 18.2% less likely to be literate
In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 83.3% as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 28.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Guatemala, approximately 26.2 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 23.5% less likely to have internet access
In Guatemala, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 35.5% more on education
Guatemala spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 52.3% more on healthcare
Guatemala spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 76.5% more coastline
Guatemala has a total of 400 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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