Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Jamaica, you would:
Health
be 85.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Jamaica, 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.
be 84.6% less likely to be obese
In Jamaica, 24.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 5.8 years less
In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 65.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Jamaica, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
make 55.3% less money
Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2023, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Jamaica, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
have 90.4% more children
In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Jamaica, approximately 99.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 23.2% less likely to be literate
In Jamaica, the literacy rate is 88.7% as of 2015. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Jamaica, approximately 11.2 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 52.4% less likely to have internet access
In Jamaica, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 30.0% less on education
Jamaica spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 50.0% more on healthcare
Jamaica spends 6.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 30.9% less coastline
Jamaica has a total of 1,022 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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