Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
Health
be 93.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea-Bissau, 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.
live 6.2 years longer
In Guinea-Bissau, 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 60.0% less likely to be obese
In Guinea-Bissau, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 91.7% more money
Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $2,400 as of 2023, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
be 52.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Guinea-Bissau, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
be 12.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea-Bissau, 47.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
be 71.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 725.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 28.7% more likely to be literate
In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 52.9% as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 31.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 49.0 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.
have 18.5% fewer children
In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.7 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 37% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 16% 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 11.4% more likely to have internet access
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
be 19.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 59% 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.
Expenditures
spend 55.6% more on education
Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 17.9% more on healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.0 times more coastline
Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 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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