Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 89.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 4.0 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 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 83.3% less likely to be obese
In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 39.3% more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2022, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,900 as of 2022.
be 87.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.8% as of 2022.
be 28.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
be 41.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 350.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.4% more likely to be literate
In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 15.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 40.0 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 40.1% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.2 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 Haiti, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (82% in urban areas, and 3% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 14.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Haiti, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 56% 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 3.0 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.0 times more on healthcare
Haiti spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 60.1% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 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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