Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Indonesia, you would:
Health
be 44.9% less likely to be obese
In Indonesia, 6.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 3.2 years less
In Indonesia, 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 55.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Indonesia, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
make 67.4% less money
Indonesia has a GDP per capita of $14,100 as of 2023, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
be 4.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Indonesia, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In Indonesia, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 17.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Indonesia, approximately 173.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 29.1% less likely to be literate
In Indonesia, the literacy rate is 96.0% as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 70.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Indonesia, approximately 19.7 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 37.1% less likely to have internet access
In Indonesia, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% more on education
Indonesia spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.9 times more on healthcare
Indonesia spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.7% less coastline
Indonesia has a total of 54,716 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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