Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 84.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
be 81.2% less likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 2.0 years less
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 87.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 12.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
make 90.8% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $49,800 as of 2023, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
be 19.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
have 77.8% more children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 82.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 23.3% less likely to be literate
In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.8% as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 52.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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 54.1% less likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 80.0% more on healthcare
Guyana spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 53.8% more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 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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