Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
be 85.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 6.0 years longer
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 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 50.6% less likely to be obese
In Guinea, 7.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 15.0% more money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,000 as of 2023, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
be 71.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
Life
be 63.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea, approximately 553.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 50.3% more likely to be literate
In Guinea, the literacy rate is 45.3% as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 32.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea, approximately 49.6 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.
have 15.9% fewer children
In Guinea, there are approximately 35.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea, approximately 48% of people have electricity access (90% in urban areas, and 21% 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, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 90.9% more on education
Guinea spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Guinea spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Guinea has a total of 320 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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